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Definition of Bayberry wax
1. Noun. A fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bayberry Wax
Literary usage of Bayberry wax
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Home Life in Colonial Days by Alice Morse Earle (1898)
"bayberry wax was not only a useful home-product, but an article of traffic till
this century, and was constantly advertised in the newspapers. ..."
2. Vital English by Charles Ralph Taylor, Louise K. Morss (1919)
"In the olden times candles were made of several kinds of materials one kind was
made of bayberry wax the bay- berries grew on low bushes all along the sea ..."
3. Colonial Dames and Good Wives by Alice Morse Earle (1895)
"bayberry wax was a standard farm-product, a staple article of traffic, till this
century, and it was constantly advertised in- the newspapers. ..."
4. Industrial Chemistry: A Manual for the Student and Manufacturer by Allen Rogers (1920)
"Myrtle or bayberry wax. The wax is obtained by boiling the berries of various
species of Myrica with water. The wax has a green color due to chlorophyll, ..."
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