Shellac vs Lac - What's the difference?
shellac | lac |
A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca ; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
To coat something with shellac.
(informal, US) To inflict a heavy defeat; to drub; to batter. Used primarily in sports and political contexts.
* 1987 , The New Season: A Spectator's Guide to the 1988 Election (Simon and Schuster), p. 21:
* 1987 and Ray Robinson, Oh, Baby, I Love It! (Villard Books), p. 220:
A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Coccus lacca , a scale-shaped insect.
(slang) Short for Cadillac.
* 1992 , Big Mello, Bone Hard Zaggin , Rap-A-Lot Records, track 5. "Mac's Drive 'Lac's"
Lac is a derived term of shellac.
As nouns the difference between shellac and lac
is that shellac is a processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc while lac is a resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Coccus lacca, a scale-shaped insect.As a verb shellac
is to coat something with shellac.shellac
English
(wikipedia shellac)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* when used as a glazing agentVerb
(en-verb)- In 1964 Goldwater ran rambunctiously, flat-out against government. He got shellacked .
- In another the Mets were shellacked , 9-1, with a stray ninth-inning home run by Strawberry after two outs, preventing a shutout.
lac
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m) from (etyl) .Noun
Derived terms
* Ceylon lac * lac dye * lac lake * Mexican lac * seedlac * shellac * sticklacEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Alternative forms
* lakhEtymology 3
From Cadillac.Noun
(en noun)- Last night I was driving around in my lac .
- Macs drive lacs .