English-Thai Dictionary
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 á ck er 名詞
shellacking
shel l á ck ing 名詞 C ⦅米話 ⦆〖通例単数形で 〗完全な敗北, ボロ負け .