candle wax en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any material, such as stearin or tallow, used to make the body of candles
She is not beaming at all. Her mouth is set like the wardress of Belsen wishing to boil Joyous’s chubby cheeks into candle wax.
2008, Denis Beckett, “Explaining prawns”, in Magenta, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press; Johannesburg: Saga Press, →ISBN, page 83:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| candlewax | alternative | lexicographic | |
| candle waxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
sv stearin (any material used to make the body of candles) · nl kaarsvet (any material used to make the body of candles) · de Kerzenwachs (any material used to make the body of candles) · ast espelma (any material used to make the body of candles) · sv ljusvax (any material used to make the body of candles) · ga céir choinnle (any material used to make the body of candles)