green wax

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English grene wax.

Noun

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green wax (plural green waxes)

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

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Middle English

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Noun

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green wax

  1. Alternative form of grene wax