sealing-wax

A form of sealing wax — 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.

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Meanings

nounsealing-wax (countable and uncountable, plural sealing-waxes)

plural sealing-waxes

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of sealing wax.
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sealing-wax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sealing-wax

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sealing-wax,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sealing-wax.

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