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  1. shellacs: Merriam-Webster
  2. shellacs: Collins English Dictionary
  3. shellacs: Vocabulary.com
  4. shellacs: Wordnik
  5. shellacs: Wiktionary
  6. shellacs: Dictionary.com
  7. shellacs: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. shellacs: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (shellac)

noun:  A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
noun:  (informal, US) A beating; a thrashing.
verb:  (transitive) To coat with shellac.
verb:  (informal, US, transitive) To beat; to thrash.
verb:  (informal, US, transitive) To inflict a heavy defeat upon.
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