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Shellac - English meaning

Shellac – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A resinous substance (obtained from the lac insect) melted into thin flakes, used for making varnish.

Usage examples:

However, the wax used is derived from natural sources like food-grade shellac, which comes from the…
verb

Varnish (something) with shellac.

Usage examples:

He shellacked the box, paying special attention to the top and sides
verb

Defeat or beat (someone) decisively.

Usage examples:

They were shellacked in the 1982 election

Shellac translation into English

Shellac: translate from English into Chinese

Translate shellac into Chinese (Simplified)}
虫胶, 漆皮, 虫胶清漆

Shellac: translate from English into Dutch

Translate shellac into Dutch}
Schellak, Met schellak vernissen

Shellac: translate from English into French

Translate shellac into French}
Gomme laque, Laque, Laquer

Shellac: translate from English into German

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Schellack, Vermöbeln, Verwichsen, Mit schellack behandeln, In die pfanne hauen

Shellac: translate from English into Hindi

Translate shellac into Hindi}
चपड़ा, पराजित करना, लाह, चपड़े की वार्निश लगाना, शिकस्त देना, लाख, शलक लाख, लाख या चपड़े की वार्निश करना

Shellac: translate from English into Italian

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Gommalacca, Shellac, Trattare con gommalacca

Shellac: translate from English into Korean

Translate shellac into Korean}
때리다, 셸랙, 셸랙을 바르다

Shellac: translate from English into Russian

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Шеллак, Покрывать шеллаком, Побеждать в драке, Побить в драке

Shellac: translate from English into Spanish

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Goma laca, Dar laca, Dar una paliza de

Word origin

mid 17th century: from shell + lac1, translating French laque en écailles ‘lac in thin plates’.

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