Wax \Wax\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Waxed; p. pr. & vb. n. Waxing.]

To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or a table. [1913 Webster]

Waxed cloth, cloth covered with a coating of wax, used as a cover, of tables and for other purposes; -- called also wax cloth.

Waxed end, a thread pointed with a bristle and covered with shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for boots, shoes, and the like; -- called also wax end. --Brockett. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Wax \Wax\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Waxed; p. pr. & vb. n. Waxing.]

To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or a table.

Waxed cloth, cloth covered with a coating of wax, used as a cover, of tables and for other purposes; -- called also wax cloth.

Waxed end, a thread pointed with a bristle and covered with shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for boots, shoes, and the like; -- called also wax end. --Brockett.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)