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waxwork
wax·work
/
ˈwæksˌwɜrk
/
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[
waks
-wurk
]
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noun
1.
a figure, ornament, or other
object
made of
wax
, or especially the life-size effigy of a person.
2.
the bittersweet,
Celastrus scandens.
Origin:
1690–1700;
wax
1
+
work
Related forms
wax·work·er,
noun
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waxwork
(ˈwæksˌwɜːk)
—
n
1.
an object reproduced in wax, esp as an ornament
2.
a life-size lifelike figure, esp of a famous person, reproduced in wax
3.
(
plural; functioning as singular or plural
) a museum or exhibition of wax figures or objects
'waxworker
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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