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beeswax

American  
[beez-waks] / ˈbizˌwæks /

noun

  1. wax.

verb (used with object)

  1. to rub or treat with beeswax.

beeswax British  
/ ˈbiːzˌwæks /

noun

    1. a yellowish or dark brown wax secreted by honeybees for constructing honeycombs

    2. this wax after refining, purifying, etc, used in polishes, ointments, and for modelling

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to polish with such wax

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of beeswax

First recorded in 1670–80; bee 1 + 's 1 + wax 1

Example Sentences

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She is painted in encaustic, a beeswax medium that is very difficult to work with.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe is London's only indoor candlelit theatre, and glows with more than 100 beeswax candles.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

Yes, she has time to harvest honey from her hive, bake it into a cake and make beeswax candles.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025

The balm is made from a special blend of cold-pressed seed oils that holds up on hot and cold trips, and includes locally sourced beeswax from San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024

On opposite pages, she attached blue paper frames with beeswax and slipped in the corresponding watercolor sketches.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

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