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Waxwork
noun
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Noun
- 1 A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person. countable
"The amateur tenor, whose vocal villainies / All desire to shirk, / Shall during off-hours, / Exhibit his powers / To Madame Tussaud's waxwork."
- 2 an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax wordnet
- 3 The art of producing such figures. uncountable
"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."
- 4 twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds wordnet
Etymology
From wax + work.
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