green wax

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

greenwax

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English grene wax.

Noun[edit]

green wax (plural green waxes)

(obsolete, law) In 15th-century England, an estreat from the Exchequer, delivered to a sheriff, sealed upon green wax.

Derived terms[edit]

process of green wax

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

Alternative form of grene wax

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