BEESWAX

beeswax

(noun) a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs

beeswax

(verb) cover with beeswax; “Chris beeswaxed the kitchen table”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

beeswax (usually uncountable, plural beeswaxes)

A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.

(colloquial, mildly, humorous) “Business”, as in such phrases as mind your own beeswax and none of your beeswax.

Synonyms

• E901 (when used as a glazing agent)

Verb

beeswax (third-person singular simple present beeswaxes, present participle beeswaxing, simple past and past participle beeswaxed)

(transitive) To polish with beeswax.

Source: Wiktionary

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Bees"wax`, n.

Definition: The wax secreted by bees, and of which their cells are constructed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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