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.

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.

A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their
thread.

Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or
appearance.

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.

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 increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or
fuller; – opposed to wane.

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