lacquer

Meanings

Noun

• A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.
• A similar finish, baked onto the inside of cans.

Verb

• To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.

Related

Similar words

• varnish

Origin

• Borrowed from French lacque ("a sort of sealing wax"), from Portuguese laca, lacca, from Persian لاک, from Hindi लाख, from Sanskrit लाक्षा.