Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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shellac | Yes | No | Yes | No |
varnish | Yes | No | Yes | No |
shellac (noun) | varnish (noun) |
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a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood | a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface |
lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white |
shellac (verb) | varnish (verb) |
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cover with shellac | cover with varnish |