seed-lac
(ˈsiːdlæk)
[f. seed n. + lac1.]
See lac1 1. Also attrib.
| 1703 Art's Improv. i. 37 And lastly, bestow Eight or Ten Washes of your best Seed-Lack-Varnish. c 1790 J. Imison Sch. Art II. 91 To make Seed-lac Varnish. Take spirits of wine, one quart;..add thereto eight ounces of seed-lac. 1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 182/1 The resin crushed to small fragments and washed free from colouring matter constitutes ‘seed lac’. |