green wax

See also: greenwax

English

Alternative forms

• greenwax

Etymology

From Middle English grene wax.

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.

Derived terms

• process of green wax

Middle English

Noun

green wax

1. Alternative form of grene wax