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noun
A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
The art of producing such figures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: wax figure
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: effigy, image, simulacrum
noun
twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bittersweet, American bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, staff vine, shrubby bittersweet, Celastrus scandens
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vine
History
From wax + work.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
