But, she says, a wartime ban on recordings using shellac and vinyl kept the Walker version from being released.
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Shellac
//ʃəˈlæk//
Synonyms for "shellac" (96 found)
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12 entriesTranslations
41 translations across 23 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- դոճախեժ noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
- շելլակ noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
Bulgarian
4 entries- шеллак noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
- лакирам verb (to coat with shellac)
- сразя verb (to inflict a heavy defeat upon)
- сразявам verb (to inflict a heavy defeat upon)
Catalan
1 entries- goma laca noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 紫膠 /紫胶 noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
- 虫胶 noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
Dutch
2 entries- schellak noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
- lakken verb (to coat with shellac)
Esperanto
1 entries- ŝelako noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
Finnish
3 entries- sellakka noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
- lakata verb (to coat with shellac)
- murskata verb (to inflict a heavy defeat upon)
French
2 entries- gomme-laque noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
- laquer verb (to coat with shellac)
German
2 entries- Schellack noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
- lackieren verb (to coat with shellac)
Greek
2 entries- γομαλάκα noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
- σελάκη noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
Hindi
1 entries- चपड़ा noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
Hungarian
1 entries- sellak noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
Italian
2 entries- gommalacca noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
- laccare verb (to coat with shellac)
Japanese
1 entries- シェラック noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
Latin
1 entries- dēvincō verb (to inflict a heavy defeat upon)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- غومالاق noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
- غومالاقه noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
Polish
2 entries- gumilaka noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
- szelak noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
Portuguese
1 entries- goma-laca noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
Romanian
1 entries- șelac noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
Russian
3 entries- гуммила́к noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
- шелла́к noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
- побежда́ть verb (to inflict a heavy defeat upon)
Spanish
3 entries- goma laca noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
- lacar verb (to coat with shellac)
- laquear verb (to coat with shellac)
Swedish
1 entries- schellack noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
Turkish
1 entries- şellak noun (processed secretion of the lac insect)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
At the turn of the century, the ever-expanding electrical industry was running low on shellac, a resin secreted by the female lac bug which could be used as an insulating material.
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In 1964 Goldwater ran rambunctiously, flat-out against government. He got shellacked.
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In another the Mets were shellacked, 9-1, with a stray ninth-inning home run by Strawberry after two outs, preventing a shutout.
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