In front of the booths, drums were beaten and instruments played in bewildering discord. He talked aroma, osmazome, juices, and gelatine in a bewildering manner. Her face was glowing, her eyes sparkling, and she was a bewildering vision of beauty and happiness.
Sealing wax is a wax material of a seal which, after melting, hardens quickly (to paper, parchment, ribbons and wire, and other material) forming a bond that is difficult to separate without noticeable tampering.
to fasten with (or as with) a seal, c.1200, from seal (n.1). Meaning to place a seal on (a document) is recorded from mid-14c.; hence to conclude, ratify, render official (late 15c.). Sense of to close up with wax, lead, cement, etc. is attested from 1660s, from the notion of wax seals on envelopes. In reference to the actions of wood-coatings, 1940.