Definition of shellac
noun
lac resin melted into thin flakes, used for making varnish.
verb (shellacs, shellacking /-ˈlakiNG/, shellacked /-ˈlakt/)
[with object] 1 (often as adjective
shellacked)
varnish (something) with shellac.
2 (usually
be shellacked)
informal defeat or beat (someone) decisively:they were shellacked in the 1982 election
