Synonyms for
Lacquer
Definition
a liquid made of shellac dissolved in alcohol, used to give a hard, shiny coating to surfaces
Synonyms & similar words
Example sentences
- I applied lacquer to my jewelry box to make it shiny.
- The woodworker finished his project with a coat of lacquer.
- The furniture in the fancy hotel was coated in lacquer.
- She used lacquer to seal the paint on her artwork.
- The antique dresser was carefully restored with lacquer.
Quotes
I'm like a fine wine. I get better with age. The best is yet to come. I'm like an old piece of furniture, or an old painting, or an old movie. It takes time to appreciate it. Appreciate me because I'm not going anywhere. I'm not going to lacquer my face with makeup.
If you took the city of Tokyo and turned it upside down and shook it you would be amazed at the animals that fall out: badgers, wolves, boa constrictors, crocodiles, ostriches, baboons, capybaras, wild boars, leopards, manatees, ruminants, in untold numbers. There is no doubt in my mind that that feral giraffes and feral hippos have been living in Tokyo for generations without seeing a soul.
I love art in general. I love tattoos. I have eight myself. And I love fashion. I love clothes. I love shoes. So for me, to be able to merge all those things and be like, 'Hey, I'm going to have my own shoe line now,' it's just really, really exciting. I can't wait for everyone to see what we've been working on.