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Meaning of "shellack" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SHELLACK

ˈʃelæk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHELLACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shellack is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHELLACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shellac

Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac bug, on trees in the forests of India and Thailand. It is processed and sold as dry flakes, which are dissolved in ethanol to make liquid shellac, which is used as a brush-on colorant, food glaze and wood finish. Shellac functions as a tough natural primer, sanding sealant, tannin-blocker, odour-blocker, stain, and high-gloss varnish. Shellac was once used in electrical applications as it possesses good insulation qualities and it seals out moisture. Phonograph records were also made of it during the 78-rpm recording era which ended in the west during the 1950s. From the time it replaced oil and wax finishes in the 19th century, shellac was one of the dominant wood finishes in the western world until it was largely replaced by nitrocellulose lacquer in the 1920s and 1930s.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHELLACK

alack · black · blue-black · bootblack · clack · claque · coal-black · flack · flak · Kaolack · kulak · lac · lack · lampblack · plack · plaque · Polack · Senlac · shellac · slack

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHELLACK

shell out · shell program · shell shock · shell star · shell suit · shell-less · shell-like · shell-shocked · shellac · shellac varnish · shellacked · shellacker · shellacking · shellback · shellbark · shellbound · shellcracker · shelldrake · shellduck · shelled

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHELLACK

antiblack · black-on-black · boneblack · carbon black · forslack · gas black · in the black · ivory black · jet black · Large Black · nonblack · nutty slack · pellack · Penny Black · pitch-black · platinum black · pollack · shoeblack · superflack · Welsh Black

Synonyms and antonyms of shellack in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shellack» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHELLACK

Find out the translation of shellack to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of shellack from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shellack» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

虫胶
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

shellack
570 millions of speakers
en

English

shellack
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

shellack
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

shellack
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

шеллак
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

shellack
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পাত-গালা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

gomme laque
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Shellack
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Schellack
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

シェラック
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

shellack
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Shellack
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

shellack
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

shellack
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कवच
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

shellack
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

shellac
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

szelak
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

шелак
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

shellack
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σέλλακ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

schellak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

shellack
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shellack
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shellack

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHELLACK»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shellack

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHELLACK»

Discover the use of shellack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shellack and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
THE MAGAZINE OF SCIENCE,
"Water-proofing. Mr. Alphonse lc Mire de Normandy, of Dalston, in the county of Middlesex, gent. " For improvements in dissolving lac and shcllack, and in rendering jabrics waterproof. " Shellack is dissolved in an alkaline solution of soda ash, ...
‎1846
2
Boys' Life
Polish up the brass ends of your cartridges until they shine, and then shellack them to retain the shine. For that matter, shellack the whole cartridge shell. To make a brass polish, take a half cup of vinegar, a quarter of a cup of water, and half a ...
3
Conference Record of the ... IEEE International Symposium on ...
Dielectric relaxation of epoxy-mica and Shellack-Micaf olium insulations Table 1 gives typical values for relative permittivity and specific resistivity of epoxy-mica and Shellack- Micafolium insulations, respectively. Table 1. Typical values of ...
‎1996
4
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry
Spirit V. is used for shellack furniture polishes and spirit enamel V. for toys, musical instruments, baskets, etc. Oil V. are solutions of natural or synthetic resins and drying oils with added drying agents in volatile organic solvents such as ...
‎1994
5
Billboard
Those. Exciting. Early. Years. of. Cowhair,. Chalk. and. Shellack. Some of the people who lived through the early days of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft are still alive. One of the pioneers was Robert Blanke, now a sprightly ...
6
Pulp and Paper Magazine of Canada
surface formed almost immediately. Putt her experiments established the fact that the eoats produced had a more brilliant polish than those of ordinary shellack varnishes. Ordinary shellack, however, produces a somewhat more translucent ...
‎1924
7
The Political State of Great Britain
_ 1559 5999 ditto Saltpetre more Seerbands 967 or less _ , -Seersuckers 3039 r 7r Chesis Shellack Sooseys _ ro,613 48 Sticklack' Taffaties "i 9220 2813 Ditto Bohea Tanjeebs 5432 13'18 Ditto B-ing - Tapseils Large [93 434 Ditto Congou ...
‎1738
8
The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Shellack. Seedlack. Sealing Wax. Tortoise Shell. Aloes. Ammoniacum. Allafmtida . Arsenic. Arrangoes. Arrow Root. Annotto. Anniseed. Borax. Books. Beetle Nut. Bees' Wax. Bamboo Reeds. Carmenia Wool. Cinabar. Canes. Coculue Indicna.
‎1814
9
Twilight Memories: Marking Time in a Culture of Amnesia
The cavernous space, blackened by the fires of cremation, clearly reminds us of a gigantic brick oven, threatening in its very proportions, which are. Anselm Kiefer Shulamite Oil, acrylic, emulsion, shellack, straw and fragments of a woodcut on ...
Andreas Huyssen, 2012
10
Conversations with John Steinbeck
"What do you mean when you said you felt wrapped and shellacked?" "Ever see a fish bowl that's going to crack? You wrap it and shellack it. I don't feel very real. " "What happened when you turned on the TV set?" "I was stunned and happy.
Thomas Fensch, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHELLACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shellack is used in the context of the following news items.
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Broome port gets $24 million funding for wharf refurbishment
The wharf was built in 1967 and, according to Kimberley Ports Authority CEO, Kevin Shellack, it has reached the end of its serviceable life. "It will provide, we ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
2
Rangers Shellack Red Sox With 8-0 Victory
Behind a sensational debut by starting pitcher Alex "Chi Chi" Gonzalez coupled with a brilliant offensive attack, the Texas Rangers took the third game of the ... «VAVEL.com, May 15»
3
Twins shellack Francisco Liriano in win over Pirates
Minnesota Twins' Brian Dozier, right, rounds third to greetings from third base coach Gene Glynn after hitting a solo home run off Pittsburgh Pirates starting ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, May 15»
4
How an N.J. coffee shop can help you raise your java IQ (VIDEO)
And there may be few as qualified as Shellack to shed light on these questions: OQ Coffee was named one of the best coffeehouses in Central Jersey by New ... «NJ.com, Apr 15»
5
Chickasaw Nation finds sweet success with chocolate factory
... chocolate, milk chocolate and white chocolate. The machines shellack whatever goes in — from potato chips to Oreo cookies — with a thick layer of chocolate. «Tulsa World, Feb 15»
6
Cowpunkers Puttin' on the Foil bring their trainwreck to Revelstoke
Cowpunkers Puttin' on the Foil bring their trainwreck to Revelstoke. Puttin' on the Foil plays rowdy, drunken cowpunk with a metallic shellack. These guys are ... «Revelstoke Mountaineer, Feb 15»
7
Tailgatin' Week 2: Injuries. Panic? Bears v. 49ers
Last weeks opener against the Bills didn't go nearly as planned. Obviously. Everyone had the Bears penciled in to not only beat the lowly Bills, but shellack them ... «ChicagoNow, Sep 14»
8
Cold brew iced coffee
Note: Shellack prefers to use a scale to measure the beans, but 32 grams is the equivalent of four tablespoons of whole beans. For a complex, smooth cup, ... «NJ.com, Aug 14»
9
Dispatches from the War of 1812 Regulars, by God! The Battle of …
Somebody had to shellack it from the water and keep reinforcements and supplies from coming in. But naval support Brown was not getting. (Yes, the war-long ... «Buffalo Rising, Aug 14»
10
Bunbury Port Authority told to improve dust management after …
Bunbury Port Authority CEO Kevin Shellack did not want to be interviewed but provided a written statement to the ABC saying that the authority was "working ... «ABC Online, Jul 14»
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