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Look up: waxen

  1. waxen
    [adj] - made of or covered with wax 2. [adj] - having the paleness of wax
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Waxen
    Wax'en adjective 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 h...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/17

  3. waxen
    1. Made of wax. 'The female bee, that . . . Builds her waxen cells.' ... 2. Covered with wax; waxed; as, a waxen tablet. ... 3. Resembling wax; waxy; hence, soft; yielding. 'Men have marble, women waxen, minds. ... <zoology>' (Shak) Waxen chatterer, the Bohemian chatterer. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  4. waxen
    waxlike adjective 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`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. waxen
    waxy adjective made of or covered with wax; `waxen candles`; `careful, the floor is waxy`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Waxen
    • (a.) Made of wax. • (a.) Covered with wax; waxed; as, a waxen tablet. • (a.) Resembling wax; waxy; hence, soft; yielding. • of Wax
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. waxen
    wax, waxing, waxed, waxen 1. To grow bigger or greater; to increase. 2. To become. Although this wax is from Old English and Old Frisian and not from Latin nor Greek, it is included here because it is considered a synonym of increase and has special applications in Modern English. This wax should...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

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