[ˈlakə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a liquid made of shellac dissolved in alcohol, or of synthetic substances, that dries to form a hard protective coating for wood, metal, etc.
(e.g: shot-blasted mild steel finished in grey mottled epoxy lacquer)

- the sap of the lacquer tree used as a varnish

- a solution sprayed on to a person's hair to keep it in place; hairspray
(e.g: rows of peroxide curls rigid with lacquer)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (denoting lac): from obsolete French lacre ‘sealing wax’, from Portuguese laca (see lac)

[ˈlakə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- coat with lacquer
(e.g: the object was lacquered to protect the finish)

- spray (hair) with hairspray


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (denoting lac): from obsolete French lacre ‘sealing wax’, from Portuguese laca (see lac)