sealing wax
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sealing wax
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50
Example Sentences
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You can’t do it with chewing gum and sealing wax.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 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
She stacked the books, changed the candles, put the quills and inks and sealing wax in order.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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