sealing wax

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Behold, the paper flies up and sticks to the sealing-wax.
他們驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)，紙片飛了起來(lái)粘到了封蠟上。
The piece of sealing-wax, which formerly did not attract the paper, now does.
這小片蠟，開(kāi)始不能吸紙，現(xiàn)在能了。
That's right, my son, said the old man, and took a long darning-needle and made a knob of sealing-wax on it at the handle, and there is a sword for you to take with you on the way.
“好哇，我的兒子，”老裁縫一邊說(shuō)一邊拿來(lái)一根編織用的長(zhǎng)針，在尾耑用蠟做了個(gè)圓柄，“帶上這把劍備用吧。”

a type of wax that is used for making seals because it melts easily and becomes hard quickly

Sealing wax is a hard, usually red, substance that melts quickly and is used for putting seals on documents or letters.