green wax

See also: greenwax

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English grene wax.

Noun

green wax (plural green waxes)

  1. (obsolete, law) In 15th-century England, an estreat from the Exchequer, delivered to a sheriff, sealed upon green wax.

Derived terms
  • process of green wax

Middle English

Noun

green wax

  1. Alternative form of grene wax
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