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sealwax

sealwax noun: sealing wax.

Noun

sealwax (uncountable)

  1. sealing wax
    • Your organs are not so dull that I should inform you 'tis an inch, Sir, of red sealwax. When this is melted and dropped upon the letter, if Dolly fumbles too long for her thimble, till the wax is over hardened, it will not receive the mark of her thimble.1759–1767, [Laurence Sterne], The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume (please specify |volume=I to IX), London: […] T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, […]

Origin of sealwax

From seal + wax.

Questions about sealwax

What does sealwax mean?
Sealwax means sealing wax.
What part of speech is sealwax?
Sealwax is a noun.

Words near sealwax in the dictionary

  1. sealskin tents
  2. sealskinned
  3. sealskins
  4. sealubber
  5. sealubbers
  6. sealwax
  7. sealwort
  8. sealworts
  9. sealy
  10. Sealyham
  11. Sealyham terrier

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