1. lacquer - Noun
2. lacquer - Verb
A varnish, consisting of a solution of shell-lac in alcohol, often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for varnishing metals, papier-mache, 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.
To cover with lacquer.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA lacquered box from China Source: Internet
An object that reflects some fraction of impinging light and absorbs the rest may look black but also be faintly reflective; examples are black objects coated with layers of enamel or lacquer. Source: Internet
A small amount of lacquer is applied as a ring around the center of the disc, and rapid spinning spreads it evenly over the surface. Source: Internet
C. A layer of lacquer protects the shiny layer. Source: Internet
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. Source: Internet
Exports ranged from forest products to precious metals and commodities such as gold, elephants, ivory, rhinoceros horn, kingfisher feathers, wild spices like cardamom, lacquer, hides and aromatic wood. Source: Internet