lacquer . ( Del ár. Hisp. lákk , East of the ar. lakk , East of the Persian lak, and this of the sánscr. (do lak? to ). 1. f. toenail, brittle, translucent, and resinous substance, which is formed in the branches of several trees of the India with the exudation resembling the cochineal insect bites, and the remains of these same animals that die in the liquid that make flow. 2. f. hard varnish and brilliant fact with this substance, very used by the Chinese and Japanese. 3. f. object painted with lacquer. 4. f. Red removed from cochineal, from the root of the blonde or the stick of Pernambuco. 5. f. colored aluminosa substance used in painting. Lacquer yellow, green, of Venice. 6. d. liquid and colorless substance that is used to set the hair. lacquer of nails. 1. f. colored or transparent substance which is used to paint the nails. ? V. rubber lacquer