wax-covered
Example Sentences
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The new track surface is called Tapeta, a blend of fine sand and wax-covered rubber fibers, designed to simulate the root structure of turf.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2021
So does a 2001 sculpture called “Weronika,” a portrait of the artist’s young daughter that has patchwork skin and a real human skull, wax-covered, for a head.
From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2014
Out, too, went the checked tablecloths and candles in wax-covered Chianti bottles.
From The Guardian • Aug. 9, 2011
Sir: In April 1889 ... a famous poet .,. recited How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix into a toy designed to preserve the spoken word upon a wax-covered cylinder.
From Time Magazine Archive
In early spring the shiny, wax-covered leaf buds cast off and they stick to slate and cement most tenaciously.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen
