- sealingwax
-
seal·ing wax (sēʹlĭng)
n.
A resinous preparation of shellac and turpentine that is soft and fluid when heated but solidifies upon cooling, used to seal letters, batteries, or jars.
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
sealingwax
Look at other dictionaries:
lake — English has two words lake. The one meaning ‘body of water’ [13] comes via Old French lac from Latin lacus. This goes back to the same prehistoric source as produced Gaelic loch (acquired by English in the 14th century) and Latin lacūna ‘hole,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
lake — English has two words lake. The one meaning ‘body of water’ [13] comes via Old French lac from Latin lacus. This goes back to the same prehistoric source as produced Gaelic loch (acquired by English in the 14th century) and Latin lacūna ‘hole,… … Word origins
cab|ba|ges and kings — «KAB uh jihz», miscellaneous subjects, as of conversation or discussion, in allusion to the lines: “ The time has come, the Walrus said, To talk of many things: Of shoes and ships and sealingwax Of cabbages and kings ” from Lewis Carroll s… … Useful english dictionary
