Lacquer

What do we mean by lacquer?

Any of various clear or colored synthetic coatings made by dissolving nitrocellulose or other cellulose derivatives together with plasticizers and pigments in a mixture of volatile solvents and used to impart a high gloss to surfaces. noun

A glossy, resinous material, such as the processed sap of the lacquer tree, used as a surface coating. noun

A finish that is baked onto the inside of food and beverage cans. noun

To coat with lacquer. transitive verb

To give a sleek, glossy finish to. transitive verb

To varnish; treat or decorate with lacquer.

Lac as used in dyeing. noun

An opaque varnish containing lac, properly so called. noun

Decorative work colored and then varnished so as to produce a hard, polished appearance like that of enamel. noun

A resinous varnish obtained from the Rhus vernicifera by making incisions in the bark. noun

Lacquer-ware; articles of wood which have been ornamented by coating with lacquer. noun

Crude lacquer, the sap of the Rhus vernicifera of Japan. noun

Lacquer colored with lampblack, used for drawing fine lines in the shading of feathers, hair, etc., on gold lacquer. noun

A variety of Japanese lacquer with small gold fiakes in irregular clusters. See nashiji lacquer. noun

A pure lacquer freed from water, exposed to the light, and stirred till it becomes black: used as a basis, or undercoating, on which the finishing lacquer is afterward placed. noun

A variety of Japanese lacquer sprinkled with gold, in imitation of the skin of a pear. Also called a venturin lacquer. noun

A pure lacquer to which has been added water which had been used with a whetstone and contains fine particles of the stone in suspension: used on cheap ware. noun

A variety of Japanese lacquer of a pure black or greenish-black color. noun

A dark-green varnish made by adding to branchlacquer a small proportion of tooth-dye, which is prepared by boiling rice-vinegar in which iron filings have been placed, and by afterward exposing it to the rays of the sun for several days. noun

A variety of Japanese lacquer produced by mixing oil with the sap of the lacqner-tree (Rhus vernicifera). It is of a yellowish color and needs no polishing. When applied to furniture, being transparent, it shows the natural grain of the wood beneath. noun

A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.

A similar finish, baked onto the inside of cans.

Words that are spelled similarly to lacquer:
lacquer, lacquey, laquer.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word lacquer:
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Words that rhyme with lacquer:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe lacquer:
black, red, clear, japanese, chinese, gold, transparent, white, old, oriental, acrylic, dry, colored, fine, protective, raw, thin, brittle, yellow, coloured, brown, green, carved, flat, dark, drying, blue, shiny, polished, bright, rich, glossy, beautiful, hard, scarlet, synthetic, thick, asian, fresh, suitable, based, golden, wet, resistant, gilded, pure, crimson, colorless, finest, brilliant, plain, pale, hot, dull, pigmented, colourless, gloss, glyptal, liquid, plastic, waterproof, cheap, burmese, genuine, bronze, cellulose, excess, gilt, powdered, smooth, automotive, metallic, solvent, crude, off, finished.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective lacquer:
work, ware, technique, workers, finish, box, boxes, making, trees, tree, film, table, wares, painting, chest, process, age, method, furniture, thread, statues, films, artist, sculpture, oil, desk, stand, solvents, art, makers, remover, finishes, gate, statue, image, coating, images, sealer, paint, enamels, industry, mixers, coatings, type, columns, layer, frame, style, mixture, basin, solvent, fan.

Consonant match to lacquer:
liquor, lucky, lackey, loci, loco, locker, liqueur, lokey, low-key, looker, leaky, leakey, laker, low key, lucca, lurker, licker, loca, lico, leuko, leaker, luca, laugher, locky, leuco, luka, lecky, lucker, lacker, leuko-, luker, lakey, locher, luckie, loker, luckey, lacko, lacher, locka, leckie, li chi, lockie, leiker, leuco-, loch awe, lockey, leckey, la co, laaco, lac a, lac aux, lac i, lack a, lack ee, lack he, lack her, lack high, lack i, lack key, lack o, lack oi, lackie, lai chi, lai khe, lak a, lak he, lak i, lake a, lake co, lake he, lake o, lake who, law co, lay co, le quai, leak a, lee ca, lee chi, lee co, lee k, lee ki, leeco, lewke, li co, li k, li ki, li ko, li ku, li qi, lick a, lick her, lie ki, like a, like co, like e, like eye, like he, like her, like high, like i.

Words that sound like lacquer:
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