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wax paper

wax paper noun: a semitranslucent, moistureproof paper made with a waxy coating, used primarily for wrapping and packaging.

wax paper: a semitranslucent, moistureproof paper made with a waxy coating, used primarily for wrapping and...
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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

wax paper meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Vietnamese

wax paper in Tamil

மெழுகுத் தாள்

wax paper in Arabic

semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
وَرَق شَمْع waraq šamʕ, مُهْرَق muhraq

wax paper in Vietnamese

semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating
giấy sáp, giấy nến

Synonyms of wax paper

Forms of wax paper

pluralwax papers
alternative formwaxpaper
alternative formwax-paper

Questions about wax paper

What does wax paper mean?
Wax paper means a semitranslucent, moistureproof paper made with a waxy coating, used primarily for wrapping and packaging.
What is wax paper in Tamil?
Wax paper in Tamil is மெழுகுத் தாள். See Wax paper meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is wax paper?
Wax paper is a noun.
What is the plural of wax paper?
The plural of wax paper is wax papers.

Words near wax paper in the dictionary

  1. wax museums
  2. wax myrtle
  3. wax myrtles
  4. wax on
  5. wax palm
  6. wax paper
  7. wax papers
  8. wax pencil
  9. wax pencils
  10. wax philosophical
  11. wax plant

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wax paper (page history and authors); wax paper (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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