SEALING WAX
Dictionary entry overview: What does sealing wax mean? • SEALING WAX (noun)
The noun SEALING WAX has 1 sense:
1. fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
Familiarity information: SEALING WAX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SEALING WAX (noun)
Meaning:
Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
seal; sealing wax
Hypernyms ("sealing wax" is a kind of...):
fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
Meronyms (substance of "sealing wax"):
lac (resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax)
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