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waxwork [ˈwæksˌwɜːk] n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) an object reproduced in wax, esp as an ornament 2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a life-size lifelike figure, esp of a famous person, reproduced in wax 3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (plural; functioning as singular or plural) a museum or exhibition of wax figures or objects waxworker n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| The scale of wickedness allowed to the waxwork British lady is most charmingly graduated. A many, many, beautiful corpses she laid out, as nice and neat as waxwork. Once, I had been taken to see some ghastly waxwork at the Fair, representing I know not what impossible personage lying in state. |
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