sealing wax
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sealing wax
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50
Example Sentences
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A one-pound jar of bottle sealing wax from BW Blended Waxes Inc. of Oshkosh, Wis. — enough to seal 25 to 30 bottles — is available for less than $20 on Amazon.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2022
There was a bit of sealing wax with a fingerprint, a brush entangled with strands of hair, and a set of lieutenants’ epaulets.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2020
By the 1950s it appeared fountain pens would go the way of sealing wax and vinyl records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2019
The man who revolutionized our understanding of the universe using little more than string and sealing wax would have watched with pride and hope.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 30, 2013
The cyclotron ran, “but it was held together with string and sealing wax, literally.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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