Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
sealing-wax .
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Examples
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La Fleur steppd out and brought a little water in a glass to dilute my inkthen fetchd sand and seal-wax.
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La Fleur stepp'd out and brought a little water in a glass to dilute my ink, - then fetch'd sand and seal-wax.
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La Fleur stepp'd out and brought a little water in a glass to dilute my ink, -- then fetch'd sand and seal-wax.
A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy Laurence Sterne 1740
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Your organs are not so dull that I should inform you — ’tis an inch, Sir, of red seal-wax.
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Your organs are not so dull that I should inform you — ’tis an inch, Sir, of red seal-wax.
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La Fleur stepp’d out and brought a little water in a glass to dilute my ink, — then fetch’d sand and seal-wax. —
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