shellacPronunciation: /ʃəˈlak/Definition of shellac noun [mass noun] lac resin melted into thin flakes, used for making varnish. verb (shellacks, shellacking, shellacked) [with object] 1 [often as adjective] varnish (something) with shellac: layers of shellacked paper I saw him illegally shellacking his bat 2North American informal defeat or beat (someone) decisively:they were shellacked in the 1982 electionOrigin: mid 17th century: from shell + lac1, translating French laque en écailles 'lac in thin plates'shellac in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of shellac in the US English dictionary
