lacquer vs pale

lacquer

noun
  • A similar finish, baked onto the inside of cans. 

  • A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc. 

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

pale

noun
  • A cheese scoop. 

  • Limits, bounds (especially before of). 

  • A vertical band down the middle of a shield. 

  • The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale. 

  • A wooden stake; a picket. 

verb
  • To make pale; to diminish the brightness of. 

  • To turn pale; to lose colour. 

  • To enclose with pales, or as if with pales; to encircle or encompass; to fence off. 

  • To become insignificant. 

adj
  • Feeble, faint. 

  • Light in color. 

  • Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.). 

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