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
- (A kind of) beeswax.
References
- “mēde-wax, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.