sealing wax

See also: sealing-wax

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Pronunciation

  • enPR: sēlʹĭng wăks', IPA(key): /ˈsiːlɪŋ ˌwæks/

Noun

sealing wax (usually uncountable, plural sealing waxes)

  1. Wax formerly melted onto a letter to seal it; the picture of the sender's seal was often pressed into the wax as evidence that the letter had not been opened.

Derived terms

  • sealing-wax red

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