medewax

Middle English

Alternative forms

• medewex, medewexe, mede wax, medwex, med-wax

Etymology

Either mede (“mead (beverage)”) or mede (“meadow”) + wax (“wax”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːd(ə)ˌwaks/, /ˈmɛːd(ə)ˌwɛks/

Noun

medewax

1. (A kind of) beeswax.

References

• “mēde-wax, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.