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LACQUERED
Verb
lacquered
simple past tense and past participle of lacquer
Source: Wiktionary
LACQUER
Lac"quer, n. Etym: [F. lacre a sort of sealing wax, Pg. lacte, fr. laca lac. See Lac the resin.] [Written also lacker.]
Definition: A varnish, consisting of a solution of shell-lac in alcohol, often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for varnishing metals, papier-maché, and wood. The name is also given to varnishes made of other ingredients, esp. the tough, solid varnish of the Japanese, with which ornamental objects are made.
Lac"quer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lacquered; p. pr. & vb. n. Lacquering.]
Definition: To cover with lacquer. "Lacquer'd chair." Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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