A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of
scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See Wax insect, below.

A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See Vegetable
wax, under Vegetable.

Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or
appearance.

A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their
thread.

Cerumen, or earwax.

A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by
them in the construction of their comb; – usually called beeswax. It
is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form
of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become
whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.

i. mum, balmumu. These statues have been made of wax. (Bu heykeller balmumundan yapılmış.)

f. mumlamak, cilalamak. I waxed the floors all day long. (Bütün gün yerleri cilaladım.)

To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as,
to wax strong; to wax warmer or colder; to wax feeble; to wax old; to
wax worse and worse.

A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding
air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching
wax, etc.