'Lacquer' definitions:
Definition of 'lacquer'
From: WordNet
noun
A black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
noun
A hard glossy coating
verb
Coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"
Definition of 'Lacquer'
From: GCIDE
- 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 shellac 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lacquer'
From: GCIDE
- Lacquer \Lac"quer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lacquered; p. pr. & vb. n. Lacquering.] To cover with lacquer. "Lacquer'd chair." --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'lacquer'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apply paint,
- bedaub,
- bedizen,
- begild,
- besmear,
- brush on paint,
- butter,
- calcimine,
- coat,
- coating,
- color,
- complexion,
- cover,
- dab,
- daub,
- deep-dye,
- dip,
- distemper,
- double-dye,
- dye,
- emblazon,
- enamel,
- engild,
- face,
- facing,
- fast-dye,
- film,
- fresco,
- fur,
- gild,
- glaze,
- gloss,
- grain,
- hue,
- illuminate,
- imbue,
- ingrain,
- japan,
- lay on,
- lay on color,
- paint,
- parget,
- pellicle,
- pigment,
- prime,
- revetment,
- scale,
- scum,
- shade,
- shadow,
- shellac,
- skin,
- slap on,
- slather,
- slop on paint,
- smear,
- smear on,
- spread on,
- spread with,
- stain,
- stipple,
- tar,
- tinct,
- tincture,
- tinge,
- tint,
- tone,
- undercoat,
- varnish,
- veneer,
- wash,
- whitewash