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waxpaper

waxpaper 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 waxpaper

pluralwaxpapers

Questions about waxpaper

What is waxpaper the alternative form of?
Waxpaper is the alternative form of wax paper.

Words near waxpaper in the dictionary

  1. waxmoths
  2. waxmyrtle
  3. waxmyrtles
  4. waxpalm
  5. waxpalms
  6. waxpaper
  7. waxpapers
  8. waxplant
  9. waxplants
  10. waxplay
  11. waxpod

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