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.
2a : something that secures (such as a wax seal on a document)b : a closure that must be broken to be opened and that thus reveals tamperingc (1) : a tight and perfect closure (as against the passage of gas or water) (2) : a device to prevent the passage or return of gas or air into a pipe or container.