different between lacquer vs licorice

English

Alternative forms

• lacker

Etymology

Borrowed from French lacque (“a sort of sealing wax”), from Portuguese laca, lacca (“gum lac”), from Persian ???? (l?k), from Hindi ??? (l?kh), from Sanskrit ?????? (l?k??).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?læk.?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?læk.?/
• Rhymes: -æk?(r)

Noun

lacquer (countable and uncountable, plural lacquers)

1. A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.
2. A similar finish, baked onto the inside of cans.

Synonyms

• varnish

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Verb

lacquer (third-person singular simple present lacquers, present participle lacquering, simple past and past participle lacquered)

1. To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.

Translations

Further reading

• lacquer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• lacquer in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• lacquer at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Racquel

English

Alternative forms

• liquorice (Britain, Ireland, India) (See the usage notes below)

Etymology

From Middle English lycorys, from Old French licoresse, from Late Latin liquiritia, alteration of Ancient Greek ?????????? (glukúrrhiza): ?????? (glukús, “sweet”) + ???? (rhíza, “root”) (English glucose, English rhizome). Doublet of glycyrrhiza.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?l?.k(?).???/, /?l?.k(?).??s/

Noun

licorice (usually uncountable, plural licorices)

1. (countable) The plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America the related American Licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.
2. (uncountable) A type of candy made from that plant's dried root or its extract.

   Synonym: (Scotland, informal) sugarallie

3. (countable and uncountable) A black colour, named after the licorice.

4. (uncountable, chemistry) A flavouring agent made from dried root portions of the aforementioned plant.

Usage notes

The American spelling is nearer the Old French source licorece, which is ultimately from Ancient Greek ?????????? (glukúrrhiza). The British spelling was influenced by the unrelated word liquor. Licorice prevails in Canada and it is common in Australia, but it is rarely found in the UK. Liquorice is all but nonexistent in the US ("Chiefly British", according to dictionaries).

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See also

• crab’s eye
• sambuca
• Pontefract cake
• rosary pea
• allsorts

Further reading

• Liquorice on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Middle English

Noun

licorice

1. Alternative form of lycorys