waxwork

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24
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24
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7

Definition of waxwork

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable)A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person.
    “The amateur tenor, whose vocal villainies / All desire to shirk, / Shall during off-hours, / Exhibit his powers / To Madame Tussaud's waxwork.”
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noun

  1. (countable)A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person.
    “The amateur tenor, whose vocal villainies / All desire to shirk, / Shall during off-hours, / Exhibit his powers / To Madame Tussaud's waxwork.”
  2. (uncountable)The art of producing such figures.
    “Waxwork is a fine art, but it differs from all other fine arts in that its main purpose is one that is expressly rejected by all those other arts.”

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Etymology

From wax + work.

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