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wafer

7 7.0

A small thin sticky disk used to seal envelopes

noun
/ˈweɪfər/

Archaic

: sello

For added security, she applied a wafer to the seal of the letter to prevent tampering.

Examples

You got any more of them silver wafers you been handing out?

Parasite (1982)
He sealed the envelope with a small wafer to ensure it wouldn't open during delivery.
The secretary used a wafer to securely close the important documents before sending them out.

Synonyms

sticker

vswafer

183 1.0

A small sticky picture used to decorate things or show information

is a thin dry disk mainly for sealing letters not decorating

library paste

vswafer

1 8.6

Thick glue made from water and flour or starch used to stick paper

is a thin dry disk that seals letters rather than bonds paper

Compounds

wafer-thin

1 3.7

Very flat with almost no height, like a sheet of paper

How Thin

wafer

Archaic

7 7.0

disk

62 1.4

plate

296 3.4

coin

499 1.0

Surface Forms

wafer singular

wafers plural

Etymology

Wafer comes from an old word wafla that meant 'thin cake', and it is the same root as English waffle and like weave because of the flat, patterned shape. That's why a sealing wafer is a small thin disk used to close a letter.