" shellac "

[Noun]  | "shel*lac" | \ shə-ˈlak \

1: purified lac usually prepared in thin orange or yellow flakes by heating and filtering and often bleached white

2: a preparation of lac dissolved usually in alcohol and used chiefly as a wood filler and finish

3: a composition containing shellac formerly used for making phonograph records

Origin: 1704 ;

 {see: |shell:1|shell:1} + lac;

[Verb]  | "shellac" 

1: to coat or otherwise treat with shellac or a shellac varnish

2: to defeat decisively

Origin: 1876 ;

[Verb]  | "shellac"