sticklac
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]sticklac (uncountable)
- Lac in its natural state, as secreted by an insect and encrusting small twigs. [from 17th c.]
- 2020, Sujit Sivasandaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 207:
- Sarkies' family firm traded in indigo, betel-nit and stick-lac.