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walling wax

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
walling wax
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mixture of wax and tallow used by etchers and engravers to make a bank, or wall, round the edge of a plate, so as to form a trough for holding the acid used in etching, etc.

Uncountable

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What does walling wax mean?
A mixture of wax and tallow used by etchers and engravers to make a bank, or wall, round the edge of a plate, so as to form a trough for holding the acid used in etching, etc.

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