beeswaxnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈbiːz.wæks/us/ˈbiːz.wæks/the substance containing a lot of fat that bees produce, used for making candles and polish for wood
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Polishing & polishes
- buff
- burnish
- dubbin
- finish
- French polish
- polish
- polish sth up
- polished
- rosin
- rub
- rub sth down
- shine
Examples from literature
- Candles for lighting purposes were made of animal fats combined with beeswax.
- Early in the present century the method generally adopted for polishing furniture was by rubbing with beeswax and turpentine or with linseed-oil.
- First a beeswax model is made the exact size and shape of the finished metal pipe.
- If oil-cloth be occasionally rubbed with a mixture of beeswax and turpentine, it will last longer.
- Scrub with soap and water, rinse, dry, rub with beeswax, and wipe off with a clean cloth.