Shellac /(?)/

Shel·lac

Shellac

n.
  1. Lac which has been reduced to a thin crust. See the Note under 2d Lac.
  2. A solution of shellac{1} in alcohol or other volatile solvent, used as a varnish.
  3. A phonograph record, made of a material containing shellac; -- no longer manufactured. [Obsolescent]