Wax Paper

Wax paper (also called waxed paper) is a kind of paper that is made moisture proof through the application of wax.

The paper was invented in 1872 by Thomas Edison when he was 25 years old. It is commonly used in cooking (for non-stick properties) and wrapping food for storage (keeps water out or in). It is also used in arts and crafts.

The paper is also used in the manufacture of some less expensive models of the musical instrument the kazoo. One can make a simple kazoo by combining a small piece of wax paper and a comb, then blowing over it.

Another use of wax paper is to apply wax to objects. By rubbing the wax paper on an object the wax will rub off the paper and onto the object. This is useful for adding a slight polish or to reduce friction.

Photo Album: Wax Paper

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	One of a Mexican field gang of migratory laborers thinning and weeding cantaloupe plants. The young plants are "capped" with wax paper spread over a wire wicket to protect against cold and accelerate growth. The laborers' wages are thirty cents an hour. I.Credit: Library of Congress.		Mexican gang of migratory laborers under a Japanese field boss. These men are thinning and weeding cantaloupe plants. Wages thirty cents an hour. These young plants are "capped" with wax paper spread over a wire wicket to protect against cold and to accel.Credit: Library of Congress.
	One of a Mexican gang of migratory laborers thinning and weeding cantaloupe plants at thirty cents an hour; the young plants are capped with wax paper spread over a wire wicket to protect against cold and accelerate growth. Imperial Valley, California.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Modern Translations: Wax Paper

Language		Translations for "wax paper"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		letër e parafinuar. (various references)

Arabic		‏ورق مشمع. (various references)

Bulgarian		восъчна хартия. (various references)

Czech		voskový papír. (various references)

Danish		vokspapir (waxed paper). (various references)

Dutch		waspapier (waxed paper), gewast papier (waxed paper), charta cerata (waxed paper). (various references)

Finnish		vahapaperi (waxed paper). (various references)

French		papier paraffiné, papier en cire, papier ciré (waxed paper). (various references)

German		Wachspapier (waxed paper), Charta cerata (waxed paper). (various references)

Greek		κηρόχαρτο (waxed paper). (various references)

Hungarian		zsírpapír (grease-proof paper), viaszpapír. (various references)

Italian		carta incerata (waxed paper), carta cerata (waxed paper). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		蝋紙 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ろうかみ, ろうし (capital and labor, capitalists and laborers, die of old age, dying in prison, labour and management, Lao-tse, Lao-tzu, old priest, sage, teacher). (various references)

Manx		pabyr kereagh. (various references)

Pig Latin		axway aperpay

Portuguese		papel encerado (oil press). (various references)

Russian		вощеная бумага (waxed paper, wax-paper). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		voštana hartija. (various references)

Spanish		papel encerado (waxed paper). (various references)

Swedish		vaxat papper (waxed paper). (various references)

Turkish		yağlı kâğıt. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Wax Paper

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-e-p-p-r-w-x"
	-2 letters: appear, earwax.
	-3 letters: aware, papaw, paper, parae, pawer, rewax, waxer.
	-4 letters: aper, apex, area, papa, para, pare, pear, perp, prep, prex, rape, reap, repp, ware, warp, wear, wrap.
	-5 letters: ape, are, awa, awe, axe, ear, era, pap, par, paw, pax, pea, pep, per, pew, rap, raw, rax, rep, rex, wae, wap, war, wax.
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Domain	Definitions
Industry	Paper treated with paraffin wax and/or other waxes by impregnation or surface application. Source: European Union. (references)
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Expression	Frequency per Day
wax paper	28
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Wax Paper

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