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SHELLAC VARNISH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shellac varnish mean?
• SHELLAC VARNISH (noun)
The noun SHELLAC VARNISH has 1 sense:
1. a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood
Familiarity information: SHELLAC VARNISH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
shellac; shellac varnish
Hypernyms ("shellac varnish" is a kind of...):
varnish (a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface)
Meronyms (substance of "shellac varnish"):
lac (resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shellac varnish"):
French polish; French polish shellac (a varnish for wood consisting of shellac dissolved in alcohol)
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