ˈbeeswax, v.
[f. prec.]
trans. To rub or polish with bees-wax. Hence ˈbeeswaxed ppl. a., and ˈbeeswaxing vbl. n.
| 1836 Dickens Sk. Boz ii. (1879) 7 The table-covers are never taken off except when the leaves are turpentined and bees-waxed. 1873 M. E. Braddon Str. & Pilgr. i. ix. 103 A..Turkey carpet covered the centre of the floor—a mere island in an ocean of bees-waxed oak. 1876 ― J. Haggard's Dau. III. 62 The dusting and beeswaxing were duly done. |