Chinese wax

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Chinese \Chi"nese"\, a.
   Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Chinese paper}. See {India paper}, under {India}.

   {Chinese wax}, a snowy-white, waxlike substance brought from
      China. It is the bleached secretion of certain insects of
      the family {Coccid[ae]} especially {Coccus Sinensis}.
      [1913 Webster]