sealwax

English

Etymology

seal +‎ wax

Noun

sealwax (uncountable)

  1. sealing wax
    • 1759–1767, [Laurence Sterne], The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volumes (please specify |volume=I to IX), London: […] T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, […]:
      Your organs are not so dull that I should inform you 'tis an inch, Sir, of red sealwax. When this is melted and dropped upon the letter, if Dolly fumbles too long for her thimble, till the wax is over hardened, it will not receive the mark of her thimble.
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