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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Wax \Wax\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waxed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Waxing}.]
To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a
thread or a table.
[1913 Webster]
{Waxed cloth}, cloth covered with a coating of wax, used as a
cover, of tables and for other purposes; -- called also
{wax cloth}.
{Waxed end}, a thread pointed with a bristle and covered with
shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for boots,
shoes, and the like; -- called also {wax end}. --Brockett.
[1913 Webster]