SEALING WAX
\sˈiːlɪŋ wˈaks], \sˈiːlɪŋ wˈaks], \s_ˈiː_l_ɪ_ŋ w_ˈa_k_s]\
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fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
By Princeton University
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fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Daniel Lyons
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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The wax used in sealing letters, &c., chiefly composed of shell-lac, Venice turpentine, Peruvian balsam, and cinnabar, and may be made of any colour; Great Seal, the state seal of the United Kingdom, impressions from which must be attached to royal charters, grants of land, commissions, &c., to render them valid, and this is called "passing the Great Seal"; Privy Seal, the personal seal of the sovereign, used in rendering legal certain instruments of minor importance.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
