lacquer
noun
a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
have lacquered
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present perfectof lacquer.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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My gold I have lacquered down to dull bronze, my purples overlaid with sepia of the sea, and for hell-hearted ruby and blinding diamond I have substituted pale amethyst and mere jargoon.
From Traffics and Discoveries by Rudyard Kipling
