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shellac

N ครั่ง  krang

 

shellack

N ครั่ง  krang

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHELLAC; SHELL-LAC

Shel "lac `, Shell "-lac `, n. Etym: [Shell + lac a resinous substance; cf. D. shellak, G. schellack. ]

 

Defn: See the Note under 2d Lac.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

shellac

shel lac |SHəˈlak ʃəˈlæk | noun lac resin melted into thin flakes, used for making varnish. verb ( shellacs, shellacking |-ˈlakiNG |, shellacked |-ˈlakt | ) [ with obj. ] 1 (often as adj. shellacked ) varnish (something ) with shellac. 2 (usu. be shellacked ) informal defeat or beat (someone ) decisively: they were shellacked in the 1982 election. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from shell + lac 1, translating French laque en écailles lac in thin plates.

 

Oxford Dictionary

shellac

shellac |ʃəˈlak | noun [ mass noun ] lac resin melted into thin flakes, used for making varnish. verb ( shellacks, shellacking, shellacked ) [ with obj. ] 1 [ often as adj. ] varnish (something ) with shellac. 2 N. Amer. informal defeat or beat (someone ) decisively: they were shellacked in the 1982 election. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from shell + lac 1, translating French laque en écailles lac in thin plates .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

shellac

shel lac /ʃəlǽk /名詞 U シェラック 〘lacを精製した天然樹脂 〙; (それから作られる )シェラックワニス .動詞 s ; ked ; king 他動詞 1 …にシェラックワニスを塗る .2 ⦅米俗 ⦆…をぶちのめす .shel l ck er 名詞

 

shellacking

shel l ck ing 名詞 C ⦅米話 ⦆〖通例単数形で 〗完全な敗北, ボロ負け .