Lacquer vs. Sealer

Lacquernoun

A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.

Sealernoun

A tool used to seal something.

Lacquernoun

A similar finish, baked onto the inside of cans.

Sealernoun

A person who is employed to seal things.

Lacquerverb

To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.

Sealernoun

An officer responsible for sealing writs or instruments, stamping weights and measures, etc.

Lacquernoun

A varnish, consisting of a solution of shellac in alcohol, often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; - used for varnishing metals, papier-maché, and wood. The name is also given to varnishes made of other ingredients, esp. the tough, solid varnish of the Japanese, with which ornamental objects are made.

Sealernoun

A coating designed to prevent excessive absorption of finish coats into porous surfaces; a coating designed to prevent bleeding.

Lacquerverb

To cover with lacquer.

Sealernoun

A goal, shot, point, etc., scored close to fulltime so that it becomes impossible for the losing side to score enough to win.

Lacquernoun

a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish

Sealernoun

A person who hunts seals.

Lacquernoun

a hard glossy coating

Sealernoun

A vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.

Lacquerverb

coat with lacquer;

‘A lacquered box from China’;

Sealernoun

One who seals; especially, an officer whose duty it is to seal writs or instruments, to stamp weights and measures, or the like.

Lacquer

The term lacquer is used for a number of hard and potentially shiny finishes applied to materials such as wood or metal. These fall into a number of very different groups.

Sealernoun

A mariner or a vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.

Sealernoun

a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)

Sealernoun

an official who affixes a seal to a document