ˈlækə n. & v. (also lacker) --n. 1 a
sometimes coloured liquid made of
shellac dissolved in
alcohol, or of
synthetic substances,
that dries to
form a
hard protective coating for wood,
brass, etc. 2 a
chemical substance sprayed on
hair to
keep it in
place. 3
the sap of the lacquer-tree used to
varnish wood etc. --v.tr.
coat with lacquer. ølacquer-tree an E.
Asian tree, Rhus verniciflua, the sap of
which is used as a hard-wearing varnish for wood. øølacquerer n. [obs. F lacre sealing-wax, f. unexpl. var. of
Port. laca LAC(1)]