shellac, shellac varnish
(noun) a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood
shellac
(noun) lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
shellac, shellack
(verb) cover with shellac; “She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shellac (countable and uncountable, plural shellacs)
A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
(informal, US) A beating; a thrashing.
• E904 when used as a glazing agent
shellac (third-person singular simple present shellacs, present participle shellacking, simple past and past participle shellacked)
(transitive) To coat with shellac.
(informal, US, transitive) To beat; to thrash.
(informal, US, transitive) To inflict a heavy defeat upon.
Source: Wiktionary
Shel"lac`, Shell"-lac`, n. Etym: [Shell + lac a resinous substance; cf. D. shellak, G. schellack.]
Definition: See the Note under 2d Lac.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
