lacquer
la ker
- n a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
- n a hard glossy coating
- v coat with lacquer
A lacquered box from China
- Made in Vietnam from 100% organically grown bamboo (deemed green because it grows so fast), the bowls are coated in a natural lacquer and painted in six bright colors.
- With its slick, black-lacquer design, bright 4.
- That is the kind of place Japan is: it doesn't make pearls out of the irritating foreigners who intrude, but it tries to wrap them in lacquer so they won't cause too much disruption.