"green wax" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: green waxes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English grene wax. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|grene wax}} Middle English grene wax Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: greenwax Derived forms: process of green wax
    Sense id: en-green_wax-en-noun-yVNRETY6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} green wax
  1. Alternative form of grene wax Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: grene wax
    Sense id: en-green_wax-enm-noun-Rb9RgMCf Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

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