Usually means: Resinous secretion used as varnish.
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General (23 matching dictionaries)
  1. shellac: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. shellac: Merriam-Webster
  3. shellac: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. shellac: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. shellac: Collins English Dictionary
  6. shellac: Vocabulary.com
  7. Shellac, shellac: Wordnik
  8. shellac: Wiktionary
  9. shellac: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. shellac: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. shellac: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. shellac: Dictionary.com
  13. shellac: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. Shellac (band), Shellac: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. Shellac: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  16. shellac: Rhymezone
  17. Shellac: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  18. shellac: FreeDictionary.org
  19. shellac: Mnemonic Dictionary
  20. Shellac: The Word Detective
  21. shellac: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. shellac: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology
  2. SHELLAC: Glossary of Art Terms

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  1. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)

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  1. shellac: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
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  1. shellac: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. shellac: Urban Dictionary

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Book Binding (No longer online)
  2. Shellac: Glossary of Woodworking Terms

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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.

Similar:
shellac varnish, shell-lac, seedlac, lac dye, lac lake, shell lime, calcium lactate, Lincrusta-Walton, pearl-ash, Polish, more...

Opposite:
de-shellac, unshellac, remove shellac

Types:
lacquer, varnish, polyurethane, enamel, more...

Phrases:
shellac varnish, stick shellac, shellac wax, shellac base, french polish shellac, more...

Adjectives:
white, orange, clear, thin, bleached, pure, little, powdered, dewaxed, liquid, dry

Colors:
    amber,     mahogany,     chestnut,     walnut,     honey, more...


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Similar:
shellac varnish, shell-lac, seedlac, lac dye, lac lake, shell lime, calcium lactate, Lincrusta-Walton, pearl-ash, Polish, more...

Opposite:
de-shellac, unshellac, remove shellac

Types:
lacquer, varnish, polyurethane, enamel, more...

Phrases:
shellac varnish, stick shellac, shellac wax, shellac base, french polish shellac, Shellac discography, shellac ingredient, more...

Adjectives:
white, orange, clear, thin, bleached, pure, little, powdered, dewaxed, liquid, dry

Colors:
    amber,     mahogany,     chestnut,     walnut,     honey, more...



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