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sealing wax

noun

a combination of resin and turpentine used for sealing letters, dry cells, etc.: it is hard at normal temperatures but softens when heated

sealing-wax Quotes

It was a turkey! He could never have stood upon his legs, that bird. He would have snapped 'em off short in a minute, like sticks of sealing-wax.

—Dickens, CharlesJohn Huffam

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  1. ‹ sealing of records
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  4. ‹ sealed orders
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  6. ‹ sealed
  7. ‹ sealant
  8. ‹ Sealab
  9. ‹ seal ring
  10. ‹ seal off
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