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shellac (n.)
[shellac 词源字典]
1713, from
shell
(n.) +
lac
(see
lacquer
). Translates French
laque en écailles
"lac in thin plates."
[shellac etymology, shellac origin, 英语词源]
shellac (v.)
1876, from
shellack
(n.). The slang sense of "beat soundly" is 1920s, perhaps from the notion of shellac as a "finish."
Shellacked
"drunk" is from 1922 (compare
plastered
). Related:
Shellacking
.