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- adjective   Not waxed .
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- adjective not waxed
Etymologies
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Examples
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								Here are dark figs and wet walnuts, unwaxed lemons and homemade fruit vinegar. Observer Food Monthly Awards 2011 Best Newcomer: Maltby Street 2011 
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								SERVES 4Barolo wine (or a Piedmont wine such as Barbera) 400ml lemon rind (unwaxed) 2 stripsorange rind (unwaxed) 2 stripscloves 2bay leaf 1caster sugar 200gripe pears such as Williams - do not peel just wash, then cut in half 2 panettone 4 slices, to servemascarpone or vanilla ice cream Add all the ingredients, except the pears and panettone, and 180ml water to a pan that will hold the fruit. 
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								Grated Zest of 1/2 unwaxed lemon plus extra to decorate. Ginger Cupcakes 2010 
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								For the pastry:180g plain flour90g caster sugar90g unsalted butter, diced3 egg yolks and 1 egg whiteFor the filling:5 unwaxed lemons275g caster sugar4 eggs, beaten 300g unsalted butter1. 
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								Zest the unwaxed lemons and finely chop the resulting peel. 
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								The hipster cops are sneering at the two faux surfers: 'I'm all dialed in to see what happens if the pair of rainbow donks actually hit the briny on their unwaxed legs.' Joseph Wambaugh's latest: Loopy theatrics and lyrical language Maureen Corrigan 2010 
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								The hipster cops are sneering at the two faux surfers: 'I'm all dialed in to see what happens if the pair of rainbow donks actually hit the briny on their unwaxed legs.' Joseph Wambaugh's latest: Loopy theatrics and lyrical language Maureen Corrigan 2010 
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								Perhaps in deference to him she had made herself a bit less ornamental for the occasion; her eyelashes remained unwaxed, and in some subtle manner she had made herself look quieter than before. Movie Night 2010 
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								Better to use, you know, unwaxed lemon or organic lemon, simply because you are using the peel. 
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								If you don't have an unwaxed lemon, wash thelemon well in warm water. 
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