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lacquer

[lak-er] / ˈlæk ər /


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The Georgian-style, brick and stone home offers an array of gorgeous details, like glossy wood and stone floors, red lacquer walls in the formal dining room, and numerous fireplaces.

From MarketWatch Mar. 25, 2026

The barrels -- bound tightly with rope, their fabric skins stiffened and darkened with lacquer -- inevitably recall the Gulf's vast hydrocarbon wealth.

From Barron's Feb. 16, 2026

For the dining room walls, eight Parisian artisans were flown in for months to achieve a Japanese-inspired lacquer finish.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

Instead, he seems as if he’s trying to lacquer on a veneer of righteousness to some very nasty business.

From Slate Nov. 20, 2025

She is wearing a mask, Dany knew, a wooden maskfinished in dark red lacquer.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Traditional paint on canvas was often sidelined in favor of modern industrial materials such as poured resin, ground glass, lacquers and microfilm coatings.

From New York Times Mar. 14, 2024

Coating fossils with varnishes and/or lacquers was the norm in the past and sometimes is still necessary to preserve a fossil specimen in museum cabinets and exhibits.

From Science Daily Feb. 16, 2024

VOCs are often associated with man-made chemicals, and are off-gassed from certain drying paints and lacquers.

From Salon Sep. 22, 2021

The four drawers in this new collection contain 24 locally developed nail lacquers in a handy travel size.

From Seattle Times Nov. 14, 2018

The strong odor of the colored lacquers can be smelled out on the sidewalk, even with the door shut.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Kale and bok choy with their cool, lacquered leaves.

From Salon Mar. 1, 2026

The listing adds, “The custom lacquered kitchen, finished in rich Aegean blue with bronze accents and Calacatta marble, is as functional as it is striking.”

From MarketWatch Nov. 10, 2025

He’s of average height and as taut in demeanor as his lacquered, high fade haircut.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 29, 2024

Onscreen, as Elena, Winslet is coifed and practically corseted into form-fitting skirt suits, with lacquered fake nails.

From New York Times Mar. 3, 2024

Squabs are lacquered with rose jelly, the smell of their crackling skin enough to make my mouth water and my stomach clench.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

I'm a proponent of lacquering bacon with the sweet-and-savory combo of maple syrup and white miso, which is the perfect complement to its salty, pork-y, smoky essence.

From Salon Jan. 26, 2023

He works on multiple tigers at a time and employs two or three people to help with sanding, lacquering and finishing tasks, he said.

From Reuters Jan. 25, 2022

“Manolo will be in the kitchen cooking his wonderful cuisine, and I’ll be in the larder, lacquering my Louis Vuitton cases with yacht varnish, bringing them to a high shine.”

From New York Times Jan. 23, 2022

“Manolo will be in the kitchen cooking his wonderful cuisine, and I’ll be in the larder, lacquering my Louis Vuitton cases with yacht varnish, bringing them to a high shine,” he tells me.

From The Guardian May 23, 2020

Bridget sat on the toilet lid, lacquering her nails with ballet pink, the radio perched behind her on top of the tank.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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