waxwork
a figure, ornament, or other object made of wax, or especially the life-size effigy of a person.
the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens.
Origin of waxwork
1Other words from waxwork
- waxworker, noun
Words Nearby waxwork
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How to use waxwork in a sentence
Warne looked—in the words of the Daily Mail—“like a spooky waxwork.”
Happy 20th Birthday, Liz Hurley’s Safety-Pin Dress | Tim Teeman | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen Madame Tussauds unveiled their new waxwork of Kate, people queued up for a chance to feel “her” hair.
The world of human beings would then be just as dull and uninspiring as a waxwork show.
The Common Sense of Socialism | John SpargoHe lay there like a lifeless waxwork—blown through, like an apparatus out of order, to simulate breath, and doing it badly.
Somehow Good | William de MorganBut that laugh started the machinery of the group of waxwork figures with the wax-white skins.
The Wendigo | Algernon Blackwood
Once, I had been taken to see some ghastly waxwork at the Fair, representing I know not what impossible personage lying in state.
Great Expectations | Charles DickensIt is one of the most beautiful of dessert fruits: it has no down on the skin, being entirely smooth and beautiful, like waxwork.
Soil Culture | J. H. Walden
British Dictionary definitions for waxwork
/ (ˈwæksˌwɜːk) /
an object reproduced in wax, esp as an ornament
a life-size lifelike figure, esp of a famous person, reproduced in wax
(plural; functioning as singular or plural) a museum or exhibition of wax figures or objects
Derived forms of waxwork
- waxworker, noun
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