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# lacquer

«lacquer» in Mova's school dictionary: **a clear or coloured liquid that dries to a hard, shiny…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (lacquer, lacquers); verb (lacquer, lacquers, lacquered, lacquering)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Lacquer is a clear or coloured liquid that dries to a hard, shiny coat on wood or metal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacquer/#m1)

2) To lacquer something is to cover it with lacquer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacquer/#m2)

3) (UK, old) Hair lacquer is hairspray. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacquer/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Art and design and technology: lacquered boxes, especially Chinese and Japanese art. Everyday: furniture, nail varnish. It tells the reader something is shiny and protected.

### examples

- The box was covered in red lacquer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacquer/#x1)
- Japanese lacquer bowls are very beautiful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacquer/#x2)
- Dad lacquered the wooden table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacquer/#x3)
- Lacquer makes wood shiny and protects it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacquer/#x4)
- The lacquer took a day to dry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacquer/#x5)
- Open a window when using lacquer, because it smells strong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacquer/#x6)
- Beautiful vases and lacquer boxes adorned the tokonoma[1] of every room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacquer/#x7)

### note

Say «LACK-er». Spelling: l-a-c-q-u-e-r. Safety: lacquer fumes can be harmful and it can burn.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lacquer» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lacquer/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.