WAXEN

waxen, waxlike, waxy

(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”

waxen, waxy

(adjective) made of or covered with wax; “waxen candles”; “careful, the floor is waxy”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

waxen (comparative more waxen, superlative most waxen)

(UK, dialectal) Grown.

Etymology 2

Verb

waxen

alternative past participle of wax.

(obsolete) plural simple present of wax

Etymology 3

Adjective

waxen (comparative more waxen, superlative most waxen)

Made of wax; covered with wax.

Of or pertaining to wax.

Having the pale smooth characteristics of wax, waxlike, waxy.

(rare) Easily effaced, as if written in wax.

Source: Wiktionary

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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 (Zoöl.), the Bohemian chatterer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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