About The Word Paxwax

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Paxwax to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Paxwax definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Paxwax

Paxwax Meaning & Definition
Paxwax Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Paxwax?

Synonyms | Synonyms for Paxwax:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Paxwax:

See Also |

Paxwax In Webster's Dictionary

\Pax"wax`\, n. [For faxvax, fr. AS. fea? hair (akin to OHG. fahs) + weaxan to grow. See {Wax} to grow, and cf. {Faxed}, {Pectinate}.] (Anat.) The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds. It connects the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebr[ae], and helps to support the head. Called also {paxywaxy} and {packwax}.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Typewriter ‐ hand-operated character printer for printing written messages…
  • Ankylotic ‐ relating to or characteristic of the abnormality…
  • Vittariaceae ‐ one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been…
  • Long-suffering ‐ patient endurance of pain or unhappiness [adj] patiently enduring…
  • Nearsighted ‐ unable to see distant…
  • Forbearing ‐ showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under…
  • Patrimonial ‐ inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal…
  • Go-getter ‐ someone whose career…
  • Bill of attainder ‐ a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony…
  • Genus epipactis ‐ genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish…