Waxed Paper

He half walked, half carried the asura back up the hill, where he dug through his pack filled with waxed-paper wrappings, finally producing a reddish philter. ❋ Matt Forbeck (2010)

THE SWELL TIMES Café on South Beach sold scoops of ice cream in waxed-paper cups. ❋ Malla Nunn (2010)

Benny pretended to scratch his ankle, but then he moved his sneaker, and there were four packs of Zombie Cards in a neat stack, the waxed-paper wrappers still sealed. ❋ Jonathan Maberry (2010)

Looking down, she saw that shed crushed the empty waxed-paper cup she was holding into an unrecognizable ball. ❋ Cassandra Clare (2009)

Place white layer on top of green layer, waxed-paper side up; remove waxed paper. ❋ Barbara (2008)

The permissory note, a little black wristband, was the waxed-paper variety usually seen in neon rainbows up the arms of college kids in Cancun. ❋ Howorth, Claire (2008)

Nobody local goes to that place to pay 4 euros for a cup of watery coffee served in a waxed-paper bucket. ❋ Ann Althouse (2007)

That night, Evan returned to the table bearing a waxed-paper bag. ❋ Jennifer Weiner (2005)

Big waxed-paper bags, probably thirty pounds to a bag. ❋ Child, Lee (2001)

Big waxed-paper bags, from some specialist feed supplier up in San Angelo. ❋ Child, Lee (2001)

I see his car there all the time, I said to my father as he carefully undid the staples from the waxed-paper tent. ❋ Deb Caletti (1999)

The dugout had one room, a packed earth floor, a wooden door, a waxed-paper window, and a cast-iron stove with a flue that jutted up through the sod roof. ❋ Jeannette Walls (1994)