Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lacquer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lacquer \Lac"quer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lacquered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Lacquering}.]
To cover with lacquer. ``Lacquer'd chair.'' --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lacquer \Lac"quer\, n. [F. lacre a sort of sealing wax, Pg.
lacte, fr. laca lac. See {Lac} the resin.] [Written also
{lacker}.]
A varnish, consisting of a solution of shell-lac in alcohol,
often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for
varnishing metals, papier-mach['e], and wood. The name is
also given to varnishes made of other ingredients, esp. the
tough, solid varnish of the Japanese, with which ornamental
objects are made.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lacquer
n 1: a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and
used as a natural varnish
2: a hard glossy coating
v 1: coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"
2: coat with lacquer; as of wooden objects
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