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wax-paper

wax-paper is the alternative form of wax paper.

Meaning of wax paper

Noun

wax paper (countable and uncountable, plural wax papers)

  1. A semitranslucent, moistureproof paper made with a waxy coating, used primarily for wrapping and packaging.
    • Even Sal's Pizzeria looks like a gentrified invention from Brooklyn Heights. Where's the greasy wax paper on the floor and the spilled Orange Crush on the plastic seats?1989 August 12, Sarah Schulman, “A Black Person Is More Than Nikes And Public Enemy”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 5, page 10

Forms of wax-paper

pluralwax-papers

Questions about wax-paper

What is wax-paper the alternative form of?
Wax-paper is the alternative form of wax paper.

Words near wax-paper in the dictionary

  1. wax-ends
  2. wax-eye
  3. wax-eyes
  4. wax-myrtle
  5. wax-myrtles
  6. wax-paper
  7. wax-papers
  8. wax-pod bean
  9. wax-pod beans
  10. wax-resist
  11. wax-up

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