lacquering

• “Buddhas, contemplative and priceless, locked in wonderful Burmese cabinets, strange ornaments of brass and perfume-burners from India, mandarin robes of peacock-blue, and tiny caskets of that violet lacquering which is one of the lost arts of Japan.”

  The Orchard of Tears

• “Two birds fly among peonies on a box made with a lacquering technique that can take more than a year to complete.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Don't Miss

• “But never over-use them; "lacquering" can destroy the hair's natural fibers.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Vidal Sassoon's Latest Cut

• “It was a question of nose muscle control and delicate lacquering of the air with thought pellets.”

  Archive 2010-02-01

• “The Chinese were the first people to make waterproof umbrellas, by waxing and lacquering the paper parasol cover.”

  The Guardian: Nevermind the weather when you have an umbrella

• “And a good long wash and lacquering I gave it—aah, is there any better feeling?”

  Simon & Schuster: Zombies vs. Unicorns

• “I pictured my mother reading one of her mystery books or lacquering her hair with bright auburn dye, the color stained in ragged peaks across her neck.”

  Simon & Schuster: The Gin Closet

• “Now, although only a portion of the floorboards are new (due to an historically faithful home extention) they still require lacquering every three to four years which in itself necessitates moving from the home for a few days.”

  Creating A Feeling of Home

• “Each piece proceeds through a number of sketches, paint, lacquer, paint, sanding, buffing, and re-lacquering in more stages than the average Rolls Royce's paint job as lacquer and design becomes one with the underlying wood in a lyrical process.”

  Santa Clara del Cobre & Erongaricuaro

• “A year ago Medill Dean John Lavine was vilified by students for lacquering the news curriculum under which they enrolled with video, marketing and spin.”

  If The Chicago Tribune Falls in the Forest Can It Cover Its Own Story?

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