shellac
English
/ʃəˈlæk/
noun
Definitions
- A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
- (informal) A beating; a thrashing.
Etymology
Compound from English shell + English lac (milk).
Origin
English
lac
Gloss
milk
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
乳
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Musselshell English
- aeroshell English
- backshell English
- bandshell English
- bodyshell English
- bombshell English
- clamshell English
- cockleshell English
- deshell English
- eggshell English
- enshell English
- hardshell English
- headshell English
- inshell English
- intershell English
- kidneyshell English
- lac English
- laciferous English
- lactose English
- lacwork English
- microshell English
- multishell English
- nanoshell English
- nonshell English
- nutshell English
- papershell English
- prolactin English
- seashell English
- seedlac English
- shell English
- shell suit English
- shell-less English
- shell-like English
- shellable English
- shellacked English
- shellacker English
- shellback English
- shellbag English
- shellbark English
- shellcode English
- sheller English
- shellfire English
- shellfish English
- shellfisherman English
- shellflower English
- shellheap English
- shellless English
- shellpad English
- shellproof English
- shelltoe English
- shelltoed English
- shelltoes English
- shellwork English
- shelly English
- shotshell English
- slitshell English
- snailshell English
- softshell English
- sticklac English
- subshell English
- supershell English
- topshell English
- tortoiseshell English
- undershell English
- unshell English
- laca Portuguese
- シェル Japanese
- schelle Middle English
- หอยเชลล์ Thai
- selak Cebuano
- lac
- shell
- shelly
- inshell
- seedlac
- deshell
- sheller
- lacwork
- enshell
- lactose
- unshell
- topshell
- nonshell
- subshell
- eggshell
- seashell
- shellpad
- nutshell
- sticklac
- shelltoe
- shellbag
- bombshell
- shellbark
- headshell
- shelltoes
- aeroshell
- backshell
- prolactin
- bandshell
- shotshell
- shellheap
- softshell
- shellback
- shellwork
- shellfish
- shellless
- shellable
- shellcode
- shellfire
- slitshell
- bodyshell
- nanoshell
- shelltoed
- hardshell
- clamshell
- undershell
- laciferous
- shell-less
- intershell
- shellacker
- shellacked
- multishell
- shell-like
- shellproof
- supershell
- microshell
- papershell
- shell suit
- snailshell
- Musselshell
- shellflower
- kidneyshell
- cockleshell
- tortoiseshell
- shellfisherman