sealing wax

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Pronunciation

• enPR: sēlʹĭng wăks', IPA: /ˈsiːlɪŋ ˌwæks/

Noun

sealing wax (uncountable)

1. Wax formerly melted onto a letter to seal it; the picture of the sender's seal was often pressed into the wax as evidence that the letter had not been opened.

Translations

• French: cire à cacheter
• Spanish: lacre

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