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seal·ing wax

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sealing wax, sealnoun

    fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters

Wiktionary

  1. sealing waxnoun

    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.

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  1. sealing wax

    Sealing wax is a type of wax that is often used to seal envelopes, documents or packages. It is traditionally melted in a metal spoon over a small flame, and then dripped onto the material to be sealed. Once the wax is applied, it is usually stamped with a decorative or identifying mark before cooling and hardening to form a seal. This form of wax can come in various colors and is known for its resistance to heat and moisture. It was historically used to ensure confidentiality and authenticate important documents.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sealing wax

    a compound of the resinous materials, pigments, etc., used as a material for seals, as for letters, documents, etc

Wikidata

  1. Sealing wax

    Sealing wax is a wax material of a seal which, after melting, quickly hardens forming a bond that is difficult to separate without noticeable tampering. Wax is used to verify something such as a document is unopened, to verify the sender's identity, for example with a signet ring, and as decoration. Sealing wax can be used to take impressions of other seals. Wax was used to seal letters close and later, from about the 16th century, envelopes. Before sealing wax, the Romans used bitumen for this purpose.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sealing wax in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sealing wax in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of sealing wax in a Sentence

  1. Charles Dickens:

    It was a turkey He could never have stood upon his legs, that bird He would have snapped 'em off short in a minute, like sticks of sealing wax.


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