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waxen1 adj 1. made of, treated with, or covered with wax 2. resembling wax in colour or texture waxen2 vb
Archaic a past participle of wax2 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
waxen Translations waxen adj (old) → wächsern (fig: = pale) → wachsbleich, wächsern How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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She prayed and told her beads, in another little room, before a waxen Virgin niched in a little box against the wall; she bedded herself like a slave. The old man too came up and kissed the waxen little hands that lay quietly crossed one on the other on her breast, and to him, too, her face seemed to say: "Ah, what have you done to me, and why? Riley, a gentleman with a waxen complexion and fat hands, rather highly educated for an auctioneer and appraiser, but large-hearted enough to show a great deal of |
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