She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Noun : an LP that can hold nearly 10 times as much as the old shellac. From Dictionary.com.
Perhaps the spray from his orange-tan or hair shellac is getting to him. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Buzz: Gadhafi Tent Controversy] Reference
Pigmented shellac is the typical interior sealer (seals crayon, magic marker, etc). From Wordnik.com. [Mold] Reference
The suggestion for white pigmented shellac is a good one, but not for the purpose of sealing the algae in, but to keep moisture out. From Wordnik.com. [Mold] Reference
It’s too shiny, like everything has been dipped in shellac. From Wordnik.com. [DC Launches Earth One; Reaction Not as Positive as Hoped » Comics Worth Reading] Reference
Shortcut pigmented shellac is generic form. From Wordnik.com. [Painting Question] Reference
Materials such as shellac, oil and beeswax nurture the wood and become better, stronger, more beautiful as time passes. From Wordnik.com. [Antique News News!] Reference
Great care must be taken not to overheat the shellac. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
Common shellac, 0.25 lb. Spirits of naphtha, 0.5 pint. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference
This is what is known as orange shellac in the market. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
It is made of shellac, Venice turpentine and cinnabar. From Wordnik.com. [The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference] Reference
This is what is known in the market as "white shellac.". From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
Orange shellac is stronger than the "bleached" variety. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
The common mistake is to put too much shellac into the pad. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
A sine qua non is that the glass be hot enough to melt the shellac. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
Take of alcohol, 1 gallon; white turpentine, 1-1/2 lbs.; gum shellac. From Wordnik.com. [Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets] Reference
Dry out thoroughly and shellac the whole interior and joining edges. From Wordnik.com. [Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration] Reference
When dry coat with shellac, tie together and they are ready for use. From Wordnik.com. [Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration] Reference
The best way is to heat the glass surfaces and rub on the shellac from. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
Turpenes act on shellac slightly, but mineral oils apparently not at all. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
In the process just described, shellac alone, dissolved in alcohol, is used. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
The cement consists of a mixture of shellac and 10 per cent of oil of cassia. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
Quick drying varnishes, like shellac, are applied, with but little on the brush. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
For varnish and shellac, the best are those with the bristles set in hard rubber. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
The shellac may be used with other ingredients: for example, 1 pint grain alcohol. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
This casing was separated from the pattern and given a coat of shellac on the inside. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
A simpler way is to keep the shellac in pad, 1, thin by moistening with a little alcohol. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
To strip off it suffices to imbue the paper with alcohol in order to dissolve the shellac. From Wordnik.com. [Photographic Reproduction Processes] Reference
Ordinary Sealing. 4 pounds of shellac, 1 pound Venice turpentine, add 3 pounds of vermilion. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Mechanics for Boys] Reference
Others use three or four cloth coverings on the shellac pad, removing the outer one as it dries. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
Dissolve the shellac in hot water and add the other ingredients at a temperature of 200 degrees. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Mechanics for Boys] Reference
He recorded it with Woody Guthrie in 1948, and they were still using 78 rpm shellac records then. From Wordnik.com. [Pete Seeger, Singing With 'Tomorrow's Children'] Reference
In nearly all cases where alcohol is not to be employed very strong joints may be made by shellac. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
Gum mastic dissolved in alcohol, and white shellac dissolved in naphtha, are two other white cements. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference
MR. SILVIS: If you leave it out, it is a dispersal, let's call it, but it appears like shellac after it is dry. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950] Reference
A drop or two of strong glue, or shellac, may then be placed under each foot, which should be tied down until the glue sets hard. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference
Bad places in the shell, where it has peeled or been broken off, should be made up with coloured shellac, or hardened wax, put in with. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference
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