Pyrography or pyrogravure is the free handed art of decorating wood or other materials with burn marks resulting from the controlled application of a heated object such as a poker. It is also known as pokerwork or wood burning. The term means "writing with fire", from the Greek pur and graphos.

What does the term pyrography mean?

1 : the art or process of producing designs or pictures (as on wood or leather) by burning or scorching with hot instruments. 2 : ornamentation or a piece of ornamentation produced by pyrography.

What do you mean by lacquer?

lacquer. / (ˈlækə) / noun. a hard glossy coating made by dissolving cellulose derivatives or natural resins in a volatile solvent. a black resinous substance, obtained from certain trees, used to give a hard glossy finish to wooden furniture.