2. A solution of shellac[1] in alcohol or other volatile
solvent, used as a varnish.
[PJC]
3. A phonograph record, made of a material containing shellac; -- no longer manufactured. [Obsolescent] --RHUD [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Shellac — is the commercial resin marketed in the form of amber flakes, made from lac [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article 9067262/shellac Britannica Online Encyclopedia: Shellac] ] , the secretion of the family of lac producing insects, though most… … Wikipedia
Shellac — Datos generales Origen Chicago, Illinois, Estados Unidos Estado Activo Información artística … Wikipedia Español
Shellac — Выступление Shellac на фестивале All Tomorrow s Parties (май 2007) … Википедия
Shellac — beim All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival … Deutsch Wikipedia
shellac — or shellack [shə lak′] n. [ SHEL(L) + LAC, used as transl. of Fr laque en écailles, lac in fine sheets] 1. refined lac, a resin usually produced in thin, flaky layers or shells and used in making varnish, phonograph records, insulating materials … English World dictionary
shellac — (n.) 1713, from SHELL (Cf. shell) + lac (see LACQUER (Cf. lacquer)). Translates Fr. laque en écailles lac in thin plates. The verb is 1876, from the noun. The slang sense of beat soundly is 1920s, perhaps from the notion of shellac as a finish.… … Etymology dictionary
shellac — ► NOUN ▪ lac resin melted into thin flakes, used for making varnish. ► VERB (shellacked, shellacking) ▪ varnish with shellac. ORIGIN from SHELL(Cf. ↑shelly) + LAC(Cf. ↑lac), translating French … English terms dictionary
Shellac — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Shellac (résine). Shellac Shellac en concert au festival … Wikipédia en Français
shellac — /sheuh lak /, n., v., shellacked, shellacking. n. 1. lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish. 2. a varnish (shellac varnish) made by dissolving this material in alcohol or a similar solvent. 3. a phonograph … Universalium
shellac — I. noun Etymology: 1shell + lac Date: 1704 1. purified lac usually prepared in thin orange or yellow flakes by heating and filtering and often bleached white 2. a preparation of lac dissolved usually in alcohol and used chiefly as a wood filler… … New Collegiate Dictionary
