shellac (noun)

lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white

shellac, shellac varnish (verb)

a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood

shellac, shellack (verb)

cover with shellac

"She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots"

shellac (Noun)

A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.

shellac (Verb)

To coat something with shellac.

shellac (Verb)

To inflict a heavy defeat; to drub; to batter. Used primarily in sports and political contexts.

Shellac

Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac bug, on trees in the forests of India and Thailand. It is processed and sold as dry flakes, which are dissolved in ethyl alcohol to make liquid shellac, which is used as a brush-on colorant, food glaze and wood finish. Shellac functions as a tough natural primer, sanding sealant, tannin-blocker, odour-blocker, stain, and high-gloss varnish. Shellac was once used in electrical applications as it possesses good insulation qualities and it seals out moisture. Phonograph records were also made of it during the 78-rpm recording era which ended in the west during the 1950s. From the time it replaced oil and wax finishes in the 19th century, shellac was one of the dominant wood finishes in the western world until it was largely replaced by nitrocellulose lacquer in the 1920s and 1930s.

Shellac

Shellac () is a resin secreted by the female lac bug on trees in the forests of India and Thailand. It is processed and sold as dry flakes and dissolved in alcohol to make liquid shellac, which is used as a brush-on colorant, food glaze and wood finish. Shellac functions as a tough natural primer, sanding sealant, tannin-blocker, odour-blocker, stain, and high-gloss varnish. Shellac was once used in electrical applications as it possesses good insulation qualities and it seals out moisture. Phonograph and 78 rpm gramophone records were made of it until they were replaced by vinyl long-playing records from 1948 onwards.From the time it replaced oil and wax finishes in the 19th century, shellac was one of the dominant wood finishes in the western world until it was largely replaced by nitrocellulose lacquer in the 1920s and 1930s.