1. A thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood; SYN. shellac varnish.
2. Lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white.
3. Resin derived from secretions of the lac insect.
Tvrda smola koja curi iz istočnoindijskih smokava kad ih ubode insekat; služi za izradu lakova za poliranje nameštaja, kitova i crvenog pečatnog voska.
To cover with shellac, as of wooden objects