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wax(5) (iou) and nasturtium (sh)


wax(5) (iou)



wax verb2 trans. [waks] LME.
[from WAX noun1.]
Cover with a layer of wax; polish or stiffen with a dressing of wax; saturate or impregnate with wax. LME.
Stop (an aperture) with or as with wax. Also foll. by up. LME-E18.
In leather manufacture, dress (a skin) with a mixture of lampblack, oil, etc. L19.
Make a gramophone record of (Music etc.); record. Cf. WAX noun1 7. colloq. M20.
Remove unwanted hair from (legs etc.) by applying wax and peeling off the wax and hairs together. M20.
waxer noun L19.
waxing noun (a) the process of covering or dressing with wax; (b) depilation by means of wax; (c) colloq. a gramophone record or phonograph cylinder: LME.

nasturtium (sh)




Any of various annual plants of the genus Tropaeolum (family Tropaeolaceae), native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America, and cultivated elsewhere as Garden plants.

Brilliant yellow, orange, or red flowers are funnel-shaped and have a long spur that contains sweet nectar. The peppery-tasting leaves and flowers are sometimes used in salads, and the young flower buds and fruit are sometimes used as seasoning. Nasturtium also is a genus of aquatic herbs in the mustard family (see watercress).