shellac meaning

UK US /ˈʃɛlæk/ 2 syllables

shellac (noun): lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white.

shellac has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

shellac as a noun

  1. lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white

    Type of: lac

  2. a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood

    Synonyms: shellac varnish

    Type of: varnish

    Kinds: French polish

shellac as a verb

  1. cover with shellac
    • She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots

    Synonyms: shellack

    Type of: varnish

How to pronounce shellac

shellac is pronounced /ˈʃɛlæk/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SH · words ending in AC · 7-letter words

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