whitewax

English

noun
Definitions
  • bleached beeswax
  • Chinese wax; pela

Etymology

Compound from English white (a white-skinned person, bright and colorless) + English wax (increase, grow, fit of anger, soft oily substance, become).

Origin

English

wax

Gloss

increase, grow, fit of anger, soft oily substance, become

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