[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish shellac? var?nish by dissolving it in alcohol or a similar solvent.", "formerly, a phonograph record made of a breakable material containing shellac, especially one to be played at 78 r.p.m.:In the antique shop I found a stack of old shellacs with recordings of great wartime classics."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to coat or treat with shellac.", "Slang.to defeat; trounce.to thrash soundly.", "to defeat; trounce.", "to thrash soundly."]}]