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1shellac

noun shel·lac \shə-ˈlak\

: a clear liquid that dries into a hard coating and that is put on a surface to protect it

Full Definition of SHELLAC

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 and finish
3
a :  a composition containing shellac formerly used for making phonograph records
b :  an old 78 rpm phonograph record
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Origin of SHELLAC

1shell + lac
First Known Use: 1704

Rhymes with SHELLAC

aback, ack-ack, alack, amtrac, Anzac, arrack, attack, backpack, backtrack, Balzac, bareback, blackjack, blowback, bootblack, bootjack, brushback, bushwhack, buyback, callback, calpac, carjack, champac, cheapjack, coatrack, come back, comeback, cookshack, crackback, crookback, cut back, cutback, Dayak, dieback, Dirac, draw back, drawback, fall back, fallback, fastback, fast-track, fatback, feedback, finback, fireback, flapjack, flashback, fullback, gimcrack, giveback, graywacke, greenback, gripsack, guaiac, halfback, half-track, hardback, hardhack, hardtack, hatchback, hayrack, haystack, hijack, hogback, hold back, holdback, hopsack, horseback, humpback, hunchback, Iraq, jam-pack, jet-black, Kanak, Karnak, kayak, Kazak, kickback, knapsack, knickknack, kulak, kyack, laid-back, lampblack, leaseback, linac, macaque, man jack, manpack, Micmac, mossback, muntjac, Muzak, notchback, offtrack, one-track, outback, packsack, payback, pitch-black, play back, playback, plow back, plowback, Prozac, pullback, quillback, racetrack, ransack, rickrack, roll back, rollback, roorback, rucksack, runback, sad sack, scatback, serac, set back, setback, shellback, shoeblack, shoepac, sidetrack, six-pack, skewback, skipjack, skyjack, slapjack, slotback, Slovak, smokejack, smokestack, snap back, snapback, snowpack, softback, sumac, swayback, sweepback, swept-back, switchback, tailback, tarmac, thornback, throw back, throwback, thumbtack, ticktack, tieback, tie tack, tombac, touchback, tow sack, trictrac, tripack, unpack, wetback, whaleback, wingback, wisecrack, wolf pack, woolpack, woolsack, yashmak, zwieback

2shellac

transitive verb

: to coat (something) with shellac

: to defeat (a person or team) easily and completely

shel·lackedshel·lack·ing

Full Definition of SHELLAC

1
:  to coat or otherwise treat with shellac or a shellac varnish
2
:  to defeat decisively

First Known Use of SHELLAC

1876
SHELLAC Defined for Kids

1shellac

noun shel·lac \shə-ˈlak\

Definition of SHELLAC for Kids

:  a varnish made from a material that is given off by an insect and that is dissolved usually in alcohol

2shellac

verb
shel·lackedshel·lack·ing

Definition of SHELLAC for Kids

:  to coat with shellac

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