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lac

1

[ lak ]

noun

  1. a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter. Compare shellac ( def 1 ).


lac

2

[ lahk ]

noun

lac

3

[ lak ]

noun

  1. (in prescriptions) milk.

LAC

4
  1. leading aircraftsman.

LAC

1

abbreviation for

  1. leading aircraftman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lac

2

/ læk /

noun

  1. a resinous substance secreted by certain lac insects, used in the manufacture of shellac
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lac

3

/ lɑːk /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of lakh
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lac1

First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English lacca, from Dutch lak or French lac, laque, from Old French lacce, lache, from Medieval Latin lac, lacca, from Arabic lakk, from Persian lak, from Hindi lākh, from Prakrit lākkhā, from Sanskrit lākṣā

Origin of lac2

From Latin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lac1

C16: from Dutch lak or French laque, from Hindi lākh resin, ultimately from Sanskrit lākshā
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Example Sentences

Throughout my weeklong Tet celebration, I look forward to munching on keo lac vung, a fragrant crunchy peanut and sesame candy.

Fond du lac fire officials say one of the nine has life-threatening injuries.

And we found it: a tiny wasp known as Tachardiaephagus somervillei, which attacks the yellow lac scale insect in its native Southeast Asia.

Nine months ago I wrote that RIM’s problem lay in its lac of strategic options.

From Forbes

But India's public men, with pride, In Princes such as these, Will find their "lack of pence" supplied By—a lac of rupees!

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