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shellacs

shellacs is the plural of shellac.

Meaning of shellac

Noun

shellac (countable and uncountable, plural shellacs)

  1. A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
    • But, she says, a wartime ban on recordings using shellac and vinyl kept the Walker version from being released.2002 April 29, Norman Pearlstine, “A Month Of Mondays If that doesn't give you the blues, nothing will. Norman Pearlstine ranks his favorite versions of the classic "Stormy Monday Blues"--one for...
  2. (US, informal) A beating; a thrashing.

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Questions about shellacs

What is shellacs the plural of?
Shellacs is the plural of shellac.

Words near shellacs in the dictionary

  1. shellacker
  2. shellackers
  3. shellacking
  4. shellackings
  5. shellacks
  6. shellacs
  7. shellakybooky
  8. Shellam
  9. Shellams
  10. shellback
  11. shellback crab

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