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shellac
Also called: shellac varnish
HB50
material produced by dissolving purified lac (resinous secretions of the coccus lacca insect) in alcohol, usually orange or white in colour
Shellac is used in the manufacture of varnishes and polishes and, in diluted form, in French polishing, but is has now been largely superseded by synthetic products.
See also: knotting compound