lacquer
noun
a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
lacquers
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pluralof lacquer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof lacquer (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
lacquernouna protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
Example Sentences
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Coating fossils with varnishes and/or lacquers was the norm in the past and sometimes is still necessary to preserve a fossil specimen in museum cabinets and exhibits.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2024
Formaldehyde is in composite wood products such as plywood, as well as in building materials and insulation, glues, permanent press fabrics, paints, coatings, lacquers, finishes, as well as paper products.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2022
More tangerine wedges cook alongside the bird in the same pan, their piths softening in the sauce that lacquers the bird.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
The four drawers in this new collection contain 24 locally developed nail lacquers in a handy travel size.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2018
The strong odor of the colored lacquers can be smelled out on the sidewalk, even with the door shut.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
