单词 | paxwax |
释义 | paxwax[ paks-waks ] / ˈpæksˌwæks / noun British Dialect.the neck ligament; nuchal ligament. Origin of paxwax1400–50; late Middle English, alteration of Middle English fax wax literally, hair growth (compare Old English feax hair, weaxan to grow; see wax2); compare German Haarwachs sinew, literally, hair growth Words nearby paxwaxPaxman, Paxos, Pax Romana, Paxton, pax vobiscum, paxwax, pay, payable, pay a call, pay a compliment, pay-and-display Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paxwax
British Dictionary definitions for paxwaxpaxwax / (ˈpæksˌwæks) / noundialect a strong ligament in the neck of many mammals, which supports the head Word Origin for paxwaxC15: changed from C14 fax wax, probably from Old English feax hair of the head, wax growth 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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