lackering

lack·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lak-er]
- /ˈlæk ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lak-er]
- /ˈlæk ər/

Definitions of lackering word

verb with object lackering to coat with lacquer. 1
verb with object lackering to cover, as with facile or fluent words or explanations cleverly worded, etc.; obscure the faults of; gloss (often followed by over): The speech tended to lacquer over the terrible conditions. 1
noun lackering a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added. 1
noun lackering any of various resinous varnishes, especially a resinous varnish obtained from a Japanese tree, Rhus verniciflua, used to produce a highly polished, lustrous surface on wood or the like. 1
noun lackering Also called lacquer ware, lacquerware. ware, especially of wood, coated with such a varnish, and often inlaid: They collected fine Japanese lacquers. 1
noun lackering Slang. any volatile solvent that produces euphoria when inhaled. 1

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Origin of lackering

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

1570-80; earlier leckar, laker < Portuguese lacre, lacar, unexplained variant of laca < Arabic lakk < Persian lâk lac1

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Parts of speech for Lackering

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lackering popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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