Shellac Definition

zhəlak
shellacked, shellacking, shellac, shellacs
noun
shellacs
Refined lac, a resinous substance usually produced in thin, flaky layers or shells and used in making varnish, phonograph records, insulating materials, etc.
Webster's New World
A thin, usually clear kind of varnish containing this resin and alcohol.
Webster's New World
An old phonograph record containing this substance, typically played at 78 rpm.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • shellac varnish
verb
shellacs
To apply shellac to; cover or varnish with shellac.
Webster's New World
To strike repeatedly and severely; batter.
American Heritage
To beat.
Webster's New World
To defeat decisively.
Webster's New World

(informal, US) To inflict a heavy defeat; to drub; to batter. Used primarily in sports and political contexts.

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Other Word Forms of Shellac

Noun

Singular:
shellac
Plural:
shellacs

Origin of Shellac

  • shell +"Ž lac, calque translation of French laque (“lac") + en (“in") + écailles (“scales, shells")

    From Wiktionary

  • shel(l) lac (translation of French laque en écailles lac in thin plates)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Shellac Sentence Examples

  • The Platinoid Coil Was Insulated From The Water By Shellac Varnish.

  • Cements such as marine glue are solutions of shellac, india-rubber or asphaltum in benzene or naphtha.

  • For various purposes a manufactured material known as "micanite" or "micanite cloth" is much used; this consists of small sheets of mica cemented with shellac or other insulating cement on cloth or paper.

  • Henry Cavendish had before 1773 discovered that glass, wax, rosin and shellac have higher specific inductive capacities than air, and had actually determined the numerical ratios of these capacities, but this was unknown both to Faraday and to all other electricians of his time, since Cavendish's Electrical Researches remained unpublished till 1879.

  • From the United Provinces come opium, hides, raw cotton, wheat, shellac and oil-seeds; and from Assam, tea, oil-seeds and jute.

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