Resin For Varnishing

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noun • lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white • a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood verb • cover with shellac
	31%	9		Skilled person in varnishing
noun • someone who applies a finishing coat of varnish
	31%	6		Used in painting and varnishing
noun • any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine

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