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lacquer

noun
🔊/ˈlækə(r)/
🔊/ˈlækər/
[uncountable]
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  1. a liquid that is used on wood or metal to give it a hard, shiny surface漆
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • protective
    • clear
    • matt/​matte
    • …
    verb + lacquer
    • be coated with
    • be varnished with
    • apply
    • …
    lacquer + noun
    • finish
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  2. (old-fashioned) a liquid that is sprayed on the hair so that it stays in place头发定型剂；喷发胶Topics Appearancec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • protective
    • clear
    • matt/​matte
    • …
    verb + lacquer
    • be coated with
    • be varnished with
    • apply
    • …
    lacquer + noun
    • finish
    See full entry
    3. synonym hairspray
    Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting lac): from obsolete French lacre ‘sealing wax’, from Portuguese laca, based on Hindi lākh or Persian lāk.

lacquer

verb
🔊/ˈlækə(r)/
🔊/ˈlækər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they lacquer
🔊/ˈlækə(r)/
🔊/ˈlækər/
he / she / it lacquers
🔊/ˈlækəz/
🔊/ˈlækərz/
past simple lacquered
🔊/ˈlækəd/
🔊/ˈlækərd/
past participle lacquered
🔊/ˈlækəd/
🔊/ˈlækərd/
-ing form lacquering
🔊/ˈlækərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈlækərɪŋ/
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  1. lacquer something to cover something such as wood or metal with lacquer给（木制品或金属）涂漆
    • a lacquered Chinese table上漆的中国桌
  2. lacquer something (British English, old-fashioned) to put lacquer on your hair给（头发）喷发胶
    • Her hair had been carefully backcombed and lacquered into shape.她的头发经过了精心的梳理和上漆。
    Topics Appearancec2
    3. Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting lac): from obsolete French lacre ‘sealing wax’, from Portuguese laca, based on Hindi lākh or Persian lāk.