lacquered

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  1. noun Any of various clear or colored synthetic coatings made by dissolving nitrocellulose or other cellulose derivatives together with plasticizers and pigments in a mixture of volatile solvents and used to impart a high gloss to surfaces.
  2. noun A glossy, resinous material, such as the exudation of the lacquer tree, used as a surface coating.
  3. noun A finish that is baked onto the inside of food and beverage cans.
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  • They screwed the night away in the black-lacquered four-poster—just like he'd been promising her for over a year now CHAPTER TWO Theo Buchanan couldn't seem to shake the virus. —  Garwood, Julie - Mercy
  • The cloudburst at sunset had fed a small trackside rivulet that flowed around a flank of skin, water-lacquered in the new moonlight. —  SON OF A WITCH
  • I tossed both pieces in, watching as the lacquered finish ignited. —  EQMM,January2006
  • I offer to buy him lunch around the corner at the Empire Diner, and we take a seat at a black-lacquered table overlooking Tenth Avenue. —  Beach Road
  • I sat up, taking in a stranger's room and bed, meant for someone else, for an adult: a wardrobe too tall for me, a flowery quilt, a pomander on the highly-lacquered bedside cabinet. —  BlackStaticHorrorMagazine#3
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