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shel·lac / shəˈlak/ • n. lac resin melted into thin flakes, used for making varnish. ∎  a thin varnish containing this resin.• v. (-lacked / -ˈlakt/ , -lack·ing / -ˈlaking/ ) [tr.] 1. [often as adj.] (shellacked) varnish (something) with shellac.2. (usu. be shellacked) inf. defeat or beat (someone) decisively: they were shellacked in the 1982 election.

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