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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

Ms. Kondo illustrates mottainai through art forms that evolved from the spirit of preservation—including kintsugi, or the painstaking process of repairing broken pottery with a combination of lacquer and gold.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

She’s offset the building’s cement with a childhood baby grand piano and her grandmother’s lacquer vanity with pearl inlay.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2025

Brush, liquid polish, brash, paste wax, shine rag, lacquer sole dressing . . . step by step, Freddie showed me what to do.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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

In his recent sculptures, Hartenstein has been incorporating a cerulean pigment developed in the G.D.R. for industrial lacquers, which he recalls seeing his grandfather use for carpentry.

From New York Times Feb. 13, 2023

Formaldehyde is in composite wood products such as plywood, as well as in building materials and insulation, glues, permanent press fabrics, paints, coatings, lacquers, finishes, as well as paper products.

From Salon Mar. 23, 2022

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

We love this lacquered green dial with diamond hour-markers and a Moonshine gold band, but there are many unique pairings to choose from.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 17, 2025

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

Some surfaces, however, do look a little glossy, with a buffed sheen that appears almost lacquered.

From New York Times Apr. 13, 2024

Their graying hands stand out in contrast to the black lacquered finish of the rickshaw handles.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

As I wrote in a recent article, 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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