WAXWORK

waxwork, wax figure

(noun) an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax

bittersweet, American bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork, shrubby bittersweet, Celastrus scandens

(noun) twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

waxwork (plural waxworks)

A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person.

Source: Wiktionary


Wax"work`, n.

1. Work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed or partly of wax, in imitation of real beings.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: An American climbing shrub (Celastrus scandens). It bears a profusion of yellow berrylike pods, which open in the autumn, and display the scarlet coverings of the seeds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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