lacquer
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lacquer
- /ˈlæk.ə/ UK
- /ˈlæk.ɚ/ US
Sounds like lacker · Rhymes with -ækə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French lacque (“a sort of sealing wax”), from Portuguese laca, lacca (“gum lac”), from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā). Doublet of lac.
noun lacquers · lacker
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A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.
Had he deemed it "wisest, best," Mr. O'Donagough was not without the means of furnishing a splendid mansion in very showy style, and yet not leaving a single morsel of lacker, or or-molu, unpaid for.
Similar: varnish
verb lacquers · lacquering · lacquered · lacker
- To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish. […] a strange woman stepped out of the nearest pillar in the Tomb. The woman had long curly red hair under a pillbox hat shaped like one of the lacquered discs where the Beldame had kept her spare monocles.
Translations
Talk about this word "lacquer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lacquer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lacquer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lacquer "lacquer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lacquer.Cite this
@misc{lacquer_2026,
title = {lacquer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lacquer},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
