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Definition of Shellac varnish
1. Noun. A thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood.
Specialized synonyms: French Polish, French Polish Shellac
Generic synonyms: Varnish
Terms within: Lac
Derivative terms: Shellac
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shellac Varnish
Literary usage of Shellac varnish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"This is shellac varnish for the large brewery vessels and pitch for the trade
packages. English Beers and Malting as Practised in England and English ..."
2. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1903)
"The shellac varnish is commonly called yellow varnish. ... Black Shellac
Varnish.—Black shellac varnish may be made by adding lampblack to the yellow ..."
3. Industrial Chemistry: A Manual for the Student and Manufacturer by Allen Rogers (1920)
"The bulk of the shellac varnish to-day is made with special denatured ...
The yellow-colored residue sometimes noticed in orange-shellac varnish is a ..."
4. Industrial Chemistry: A Manual for the Student and Manufacturer by Allen Rogers (1920)
"The bulk of the shellac varnish to-day is made with special denatured ...
The yellow-colored residue sometimes noticed in orange-shellac varnish is a ..."
5. The Scientific American Cyclopedia of Formulas: Partly Based Upon the 28th by Albert Allis Hopkins (1910)
"Rubber, shellac varnish for. 1.—Powder shellac and soak in well- stoppered bottle
with 10 ... shellac varnish. (See also Rubber.) 1.— (a) Shellac, 60 grams; ..."
6. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by George Albert Hool, Nathan Clarke Johnson (1920)
"The principal spirit varnishes used in connection with building are Dammar varnish
and shellac varnish. Dammar varnish is made by treating dammar resin with ..."
7. Manual Training Magazine (1913)
"ORANGE shellac varnish. Orange shellac varnish is made by dissolving flake shellac
... White shellac varnish is made from bleached shellac gum and alcohol. ..."
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