English Dictionary

sealing wax

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsiːlɪŋ ˌwæks/

名詞

不可算名詞 通常

Wax formerly melted onto a letter to seal it; the picture of the sender's seal was often pressed into the wax as evidence that the letter had not been opened.

日本語の意味

封蝋：手紙を封するために溶かして塗布された蝋で、送信者の印影が押し付けられることで手紙が未開封であることを示すもの

She pressed the coin into the nearly melted sealing wax to leave her family crest on the envelope.

彼女は封筒に家紋を残すため、ほとんど溶けかけた封蝋にコインを押し当てた。

意味（1）

Wax formerly melted onto a letter to seal it; the picture of the sender's seal was often pressed into the wax as evidence that the letter had not been opened.

sealing waxes （ plural ）