shellac means A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.
noun
- 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.”
- A beating; a thrashing.
verb
- To coat with shellac.
- To beat; to thrash.
- To inflict a heavy defeat upon.“In 1964 Goldwater ran rambunctiously, flat-out against government. He got shellacked.”