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shellac (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: shell + lac 'hard substance produced by an insect' (15-21 centuries) (from Portuguese laca; LACQUER1), translating French laque en ecailles 'lac in thin flakes']
a type of transparent paint for protecting or hardening surfaces