noun, verb
noun [U]
1 a liquid that is used on wood or metal to give it a hard shiny surface
2 (old-fashioned) a liquid that is sprayed on the hair so that it stays in place
verb [VN]
1 to cover sth such as wood or metal with lacquer:
a lacquered Chinese table
2 (old-fashioned, BrE) to put lacquer on your hair:
Her hair had been carefully backcombed and lacquered into shape.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for lacquer is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does lacquer appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — lacquer appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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