Akademik

sealing wax
noun
fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
Syn: ↑seal
Derivationally related forms: ↑seal (for: ↑seal)
Hypernyms: ↑fastener, ↑fastening, ↑holdfast, ↑fixing
Substance Meronyms: ↑lac

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noun [noncount]
: a type of wax used especially in the past for making seals on letters and documents

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ˈsealing wax [sealing wax sealing waxes] noun uncountable
a type of ↑wax that melts quickly when it is heated and becomes hard quickly when it cools, used in the past for ↑sealing letters, etc.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.