waxwork

[ waks-wurk ]

/ ˈwæksˌwɜrk /

noun

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

First recorded in 1690–1700; wax¹ + work

OTHER WORDS FROM waxwork

waxworker, noun

Words nearby waxwork

wax paper, wax plant, wax tablet, wax tree, waxwing, waxwork, waxworks, waxy, waxy degeneration, waxy kidney, waxy spleen

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Example sentences from the Web for waxwork

And so you have that great Giuseppe Loti at the head of your waxwork department, eh?
Cleek of Scotland Yard|Thomas W. Hanshew
He was off in a moment, and sat facing the audience in his magnetic trance, looking like a figure at a waxwork show.
Mystic London:|Charles Maurice Davies
The wife worked twelve hours of the twenty-four with Mme Fauconnier and yet found time to keep her own home like waxwork.
L'Assommoir|Emile Zola
But that laugh started the machinery of the group of waxwork figures with the wax-white skins.
The Wendigo|Algernon Blackwood

In the way of waxwork—it would be hard to find anything more effective than the people in 'Esther Waters.'
My Contemporaries In Fiction|David Christie Murray

British Dictionary definitions for waxwork

waxwork

/ (ˈwæksˌwɜːk) /

noun

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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单词	waxwork
释义	waxwork [ waks-wurk ] / ˈwæksˌwɜrk / noun 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 First recorded in 1690–1700; wax¹ + work OTHER WORDS FROM waxwork waxworker, noun Words nearby waxwork wax paper, wax plant, wax tablet, wax tree, waxwing, waxwork, waxworks, waxy, waxy degeneration, waxy kidney, waxy spleen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for waxwork And so you have that great Giuseppe Loti at the head of your waxwork department, eh? Cleek of Scotland Yard\|Thomas W. Hanshew He was off in a moment, and sat facing the audience in his magnetic trance, looking like a figure at a waxwork show. Mystic London:\|Charles Maurice Davies The wife worked twelve hours of the twenty-four with Mme Fauconnier and yet found time to keep her own home like waxwork. L'Assommoir\|Emile Zola But that laugh started the machinery of the group of waxwork figures with the wax-white skins. The Wendigo\|Algernon Blackwood In the way of waxwork—it would be hard to find anything more effective than the people in 'Esther Waters.' My Contemporaries In Fiction\|David Christie Murray British Dictionary definitions for waxwork waxwork / (ˈwæksˌwɜːk) / noun 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 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
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