waxen

[ wak-suhn ]

/ ˈwæk sən /

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adjective

made of or covered, polished, or treated with wax.

resembling or suggesting wax: Illness gave his face a waxen appearance.

weak, manageable, or impressionable: The minds of young children are waxen.

Origin of waxen

before 1000; Middle English; Old English weaxen;see wax¹, -en²

Words nearby waxen

wax bean, waxberry, waxbill, wax cap, waxcloth, waxen, waxer, waxeye, wax flower, wax gourd, waxing

Definition for waxen (2 of 2)

waxen²

[ wak-suhn ]

/ ˈwæk sən /

verb Literary.

a past participle of wax².

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Example sentences from the Web for waxen

A waxen young woman stands in silence at an underground railway platform.
‘Shadow Dancer’ Explores Post-Thatcher’s London During the Troubles|Marlow Stern|May 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Even a few moments after the stethoscope had been removed, one could see the ring it made on his bluish, waxen skin.
Atlantis|Gerhart Hauptmann
A slight flush rose on the waxen pallor of Gesualdo's face, but he still kept silence.
A House-Party|Ouida
Everywhere the rhododendron was bloom-loaded, and the large-petaled flower of the "cucumber tree" spread its waxen whiteness.
A Pagan of the Hills|Charles Neville Buck

The sequence once interrupted, the whole was bosh; when the thread was broken the beads were seen to be waxen and hollow.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8|Ambrose Bierce
Then the colour faded quickly, leaving behind it a waxen pallor and a deep shadow round her eyes.
The Outrage|Annie Vivanti

British Dictionary definitions for waxen (1 of 2)

waxen¹

/ (ˈwæksən) /

adjective

made of, treated with, or covered with wax

resembling wax in colour or texture

British Dictionary definitions for waxen (2 of 2)

waxen²

/ (ˈwæksən) /

verb

archaic a past participle of wax 2

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单词	waxen
释义	waxen ¹ [ wak-suhn ] / ˈwæk sən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR waxen ON THESAURUS.COM adjective made of or covered, polished, or treated with wax. resembling or suggesting wax: Illness gave his face a waxen appearance. weak, manageable, or impressionable: The minds of young children are waxen. Origin of waxen ¹ before 1000; Middle English; Old English weaxen;see wax¹, -en² Words nearby waxen wax bean, waxberry, waxbill, wax cap, waxcloth, waxen, waxer, waxeye, wax flower, wax gourd, waxing Definition for waxen (2 of 2) waxen² [ wak-suhn ] / ˈwæk sən / verb Literary. a past participle of wax². Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for waxen A waxen young woman stands in silence at an underground railway platform. ‘Shadow Dancer’ Explores Post-Thatcher’s London During the Troubles\|Marlow Stern\|May 31, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Even a few moments after the stethoscope had been removed, one could see the ring it made on his bluish, waxen skin. Atlantis\|Gerhart Hauptmann A slight flush rose on the waxen pallor of Gesualdo's face, but he still kept silence. A House-Party\|Ouida Everywhere the rhododendron was bloom-loaded, and the large-petaled flower of the "cucumber tree" spread its waxen whiteness. A Pagan of the Hills\|Charles Neville Buck The sequence once interrupted, the whole was bosh; when the thread was broken the beads were seen to be waxen and hollow. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8\|Ambrose Bierce Then the colour faded quickly, leaving behind it a waxen pallor and a deep shadow round her eyes. The Outrage\|Annie Vivanti British Dictionary definitions for waxen (1 of 2) waxen¹ / (ˈwæksən) / adjective made of, treated with, or covered with wax resembling wax in colour or texture British Dictionary definitions for waxen (2 of 2) waxen² / (ˈwæksən) / verb archaic a past participle of wax 2 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to waxen waxy, impressionable, soft, weak, yielding, ashen, blanched, ghostly, pallid, pasty, white, whitish
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waxen

adjective

Origin of waxen

Words nearby waxen

Definition for waxen (2 of 2)

verb Literary.

Example sentences from the Web for waxen

British Dictionary definitions for waxen (1 of 2)

adjective

British Dictionary definitions for waxen (2 of 2)

verb

Words related to waxen