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   shellac

   /ʃəˈlak/

   noun

   • 1. a resinous substance (obtained from the lac insect) melted into thin flakes, used for making varnish.

   verb

   • 1. varnish (something) with shellac: "he shellacked the box, paying special attention to the top and sides"
   • 2. defeat or beat (someone) decisively: informal North American "they were shellacked in the 1982 election"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from shell + lac1, translating French laque en écailles ‘lac in thin plates’.

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