crackers
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It is sometimes used to colour varnishes and lackers, being soluble in oils and alcohol.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
This coating is preferable to any glue or cement for coating picture frames, &c., on which is to be laid the tin or silver leaf, to be varnished with gold varnishes or lackers.
From Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets by Young, Daniel
By further distillation a lighter oil is given off, often known as artificial turpentine oil, which is used as a solvent for varnishes and lackers.
From The Story of a Piece of Coal What It Is, Whence It Comes, and Whither It Goes by Martin, Edward A.
