shellac
/ʃˈɛlæk/
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Definitions
Noun
lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
Noun
a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood
Verb
cover with shellac; "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots"