[
UK
/lˈækɐ/
]
[ US /ˈɫækɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈɫækɝ/ ]
NOUN
- a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
- a hard glossy coating
VERB
-
coat with lacquer
A lacquered box from China
How To Use lacquer In A Sentence
- In the background is a large lacquered coffer, its side decorated with a flying bird and another perched in a tree.
- Archaeologists were excited to find lots of bronzes, ceramics, lacquerworks, wood tomb figures, steel weapons and leather weapons, jewelry and even coloured drawings.
- The lacquered cream cabinet sits on an elm stand, and there are four removable shelves inside. Times, Sunday Times
- A crack ran down one side of the black lacquerwork. Conan The Magnificent
- He gave me a gorgeous, black lacquer grand piano as a house-warming gift and for my wedding day he gave me a beautiful portrait of Billie Holiday.
- The room smelled of new calfskin luggage and nail-lacquer remover.
- The particle is an irritant, which causes the oyster to produce a lacquer-like substance called nacre. Daily Readings from Love Your Life
- Or maybe it is because my hair is the same colour as popular lacquers which is what guys are noticing: “Gee, that would be the perfect colour for my deck coating.” Crip Lesbian Lolita Gothic: or "How my clothes control people."
- Throughout the pavilion, the most costly materials were used: precious wood veneers and lacquer for furniture, silk damasks and velvets for upholstery, furs for coverlets and throws.
- The oleoresins are then converted into a slow-drying natural lacquer, which is used to protect paintings and other works of art.