lacre — meaning in English
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English meaning
- lacquer noun A glossy protective coating applied to wood, metal, or nails to give a hard, shiny finish.
Senses
lacre is used for these senses in English:
- lacquer A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.
- sealing wax Wax formerly melted onto a letter to seal it; the picture of the sender's seal was often pressed into the wax as evidence that the letter had not been opened.
lacquer — full definition
- noun A glossy protective coating applied to wood, metal, or nails to give a hard, shiny finish.
- verb To coat something with lacquer to give it a smooth, glossy surface.