waxwork
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waxwork
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From wax + work.
noun waxworks
- 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.
- 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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noun a wax figure, an effigy of a famous person
| 日本語 | 蝋人形 rōningyō |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 蠟像 /蜡像 làxiàng |
| Français | personnage en cire |
| Deutsch | Wachsfigur |
| Русский | воскова́я фигу́ра voskovája figúra, муля́ж muljáž |
Talk about this word "waxwork." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/waxwork. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. waxwork. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/waxwork "waxwork." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/waxwork.
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@misc{waxwork_2026,
title = {waxwork},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/waxwork},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
