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paraffine

noun paraffines

countable, dated, uncountable Dated form of paraffin He cleared out the coals from under the staircase, built a neat fire of firewood and paper there, he splashed about paraffine and arranged the lamps and can even as he had designed, and made a fine inflammable pile of things in the little parlour behind the shop.

verb paraffines · paraffining · paraffined

dated Dated form of paraffin

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@misc{paraffine_2026,
  title = {paraffine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paraffine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}