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41Walling wax — Walling Wall ing, n. 1. The act of making a wall or walls. [1913 Webster] 2. Walls, in general; material for walls. [1913 Webster] {Walling wax}, a composition of wax and tallow used by etchers and engravers to make a bank, or wall, round the… …
42microcrystalline wax — ▪ chemical compound any petroleum derived plastic material that differs from paraffin waxes (paraffin wax) in having much finer and less distinct crystals and higher melting point and viscosity. Microcrystalline waxes are used chiefly in… …
43Vegetable wax — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… …
44White wax — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …
45sealing wax — seal|ing wax [ silıŋ ,wæks ] noun uncount a hard substance that MELTS (=becomes like a liquid) when you heat it, used for putting a SEAL on a letter, document, etc …
46wa´fer|like´ — wa|fer «WAY fuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a very thin cake or biscuit, sometimes flavored or sweetened. 2. the thin, round piece of unleavened bread used in celebrating Holy Communion or the Eucharist in certain churches, especially the Roman… …
47sealing wax — UK [ˈsiːlɪŋ ˌwæks] / US [ˈsɪlɪŋ ˌwæks] noun [uncountable] a hard substance that melts (= becomes like a liquid) when you heat it, used for putting a seal on a letter, document etc …
48waxen — wax|en [ˈwæksən] adj literary 1.) pale and shiny like wax ▪ his pale, waxen face 2.) made from wax ▪ waxen images …
49waxy — wax|y [ˈwæksi] adj like ↑wax, or made of wax ▪ the waxy blossoms of the water lily ▪ young men with waxy faces …
50waxy — wax|y [ wæksi ] adjective smooth and shiny like WAX: waxy flower petals ╾ wax|i|ness noun uncount …
