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LACQUER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hard glossy coating

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("lacquer" is a kind of...):

coat; coating (a thin layer covering something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lacquer"):

japan (lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient)

Derivation:

lacquer (coat with lacquer)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("lacquer" is a kind of...):

gum (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)

Derivation:

lacquer (coat with lacquer)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Coat with lacquer

Example:

A lacquered box from China

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "lacquer" is one way to...):

adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)

Domain category:

handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lacquer"):

japan (coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

lacquer (a hard glossy coating)

lacquer (a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish)

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