as in to coat
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Recent Examples of lacquer
Key furniture pieces are curved and lacquered in a deep, burgundy shade, a key color of the season.
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Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 20 Sep. 2024
Combined with honey, brown sugar, soy sauce, and orange slices, bourbon forms a sticky, sweet glaze that beautifully lacquers the fish.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2024
Popular dishes offered in the al fresco setting include the roasted fish of the day lacquered with tamarind and served with sweet potato ravioli.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
The shells, lacquered in a sweet garlic glaze, shattered under our teeth.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
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Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 20 Sep. 2024
Combined with honey, brown sugar, soy sauce, and orange slices, bourbon forms a sticky, sweet glaze that beautifully lacquers the fish.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2024
Popular dishes offered in the al fresco setting include the roasted fish of the day lacquered with tamarind and served with sweet potato ravioli.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
The shells, lacquered in a sweet garlic glaze, shattered under our teeth.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lacquer
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How to Preserve Flowers with Beeswax The hack itself is simple—just melt some beeswax into a bowl or jar, grab a single flower of your choice, and dip it straight in until it's fully coated.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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Not to mention, it’s also constructed with durable stoneware and coated in a nonporous enamel glaze that is stain- and scratch-resistant, too.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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Both works underwent conservation at Harvard, with conservators Ellen Davis and Kate Smith noting that Two Human Beings had at one point been varnished, in a move inconsistent with Munch’s practice, and that Train Smoke had accumulated atmospheric grime and was in need of paint stabilization.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
6 Feb. 2025
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Red and brown cliffs, varnished by thousands of years of high-desert weather, towered on either side of me.—
Derek M. Norman,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2025
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Carrot Wellington This vegetarian main highlights roasted carrots two ways: glazed as the center of the Wellington, and blended to form the tender filling.—
Kendra Vaculin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Gusto got three boxes of Krispy Kreme: one assorted, one chocolate iced and one glazed.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Full Glossing Mist, $58 In This Story Are hair glosses good for your hair?—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
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Sticky Honey-Soy Chicken Legs Bone-in, skin-on chicken legs glossed in a sticky honey mustard glaze strike the perfect balance of tangy, sweet, and delightfully savory.—
Jennifer Hope Choi,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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As part of its comeback efforts, Farfetch has been polishing the machinery of the business as well, slashing clearance and markdown activity, and extending its free returns policy to 30 days.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2025
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Buff and Shine Next, a buffing wheel polishes the pieces to remove any rough edges or scratches.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Lacquer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lacquer. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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