About The Word Waxen
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Waxen
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What's The Definition Of Waxen?
[adj] having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness"
[adj] made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy" Synonyms | Synonyms for Waxen: colorless | colourless | waxlike | waxy | waxy Related Terms | Find terms related to Waxen: See Also | Waxen In Webster's Dictionary \Wax"en\, a.
1. Made of wax. ``The female bee, that . . . builds her waxen
cells.'' --Milton.
2. Covered with wax; waxed; as, a waxen tablet.
3. Resembling wax; waxy; hence, soft; yielding.
Men have marble, women waxen, minds. --Shak.
{Waxen chatterer} (Zo["o]l.), the Bohemian chatterer.
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