'Grave wax' definitions:

Definition of 'Grave wax'

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  • Grave \Grave\, n. [AS. gr?f, fr. grafan to dig; akin to D. & OS. graf, G. grab, Icel. gr["o]f, Russ. grob' grave, coffin. See Grave to carve.] An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death; destruction. [1913 Webster]
  • He bad lain in the grave four days. --John xi. 17. [1913 Webster]
  • Grave wax, adipocere. [1913 Webster]