Waxworks

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of waxwork form-of, plural
  2. 2
    An exhibition of waxwork figures; a wax museum.

    "There is nothing so fascinating for a human being as others of the species. What is gripping about a waxworks like Tussaud's is that the models are full size and the visitor can gaze at celebrities as familiar equals, a dream (or nightmare) come true."

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"There is nothing so fascinating for a human being as others of the species. What is gripping about a waxworks like Tussaud's is that the models are full size and the visitor can gaze at celebrities as familiar equals, a dream (or nightmare) come true."

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