wax paper

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   paper that has been waterproofed by treatment with wax or paraffin

   Broaderpaper

Questions about wax paper

What does wax paper mean?

wax paper means "paper that has been waterproofed by treatment with wax or paraffin".

Is wax paper a common word?

wax paper is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.