Thin Varnish Used To Finish Wood Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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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
	38%	9		Used as a varnish or wood finish
	noun • an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base
	38%	10		When dissolved in alcohol, it is used as a wood finish and spirit varnish
	noun • a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol

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