ROXBURY WAXWORK

Meaning of ROXBURY WAXWORK in English

ˈräksb(ə)r]ē-, -ˌber], ]i-\ noun

Usage: usually capitalized R

Etymology: from Roxbury, residential district of Boston, Mass.

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Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

WAXWORK — noun Date: 1663 an effigy in wax usually of a person, wax museum
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WAXWORK — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. a. : an effigy in wax usually representing a person she sat so still that she might …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAXWORK — (n.) An American climbing shrub (Celastrus scandens). It bears a profusion of yellow berrylike pods, which open in the autumn, …
Английский словарь Webster
WAXWORK — (n.) Work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed or partly of wax, in imitation of real beings.
Английский словарь Webster
WAXWORK — ( n. ) Work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed or partly of wax, in imitation of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAXWORK — ( n. ) An American climbing shrub (Celastrus scandens). It bears a profusion of yellow berrylike pods, which open in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAXWORK — — waxworker , n. /waks"werrk'/ , n. 1. a figure, ornament, or other object made of wax, or esp. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAXWORK — n. figure or model made of wax (especially of a famous person); artistic creation made of wax
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WAXWORK — noun Date: 1663 1. : an effigy in wax usually of a person 2. plural but singular or plural in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAXWORK — noun work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed or partly of wax, in imitation of real beings. …
Webster English vocab
WAXWORK — ■ noun a lifelike dummy modelled in wax. ↘( ~s ) [treated as sing. ] an exhibition of ~s.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WAXWORK — [wax.work] n (1697) 1: an effigy in wax usu. of a person 2. pl but sing or pl in constr: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROXBURY — southern residential section of Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Prior to becoming part of the city of Boston in 1868, it was …
Britannica English vocabulary
WAXWORK — waxwork BrE AmE ˈwæks wɜːk AmE \ -wɝːk ▷ waxwork|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAXWORK — / ˈwækswɜːk; NAmE -wɜːrk/ noun 1. a model of a person that is made of wax 2. wax·works ( pl. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAXWORK — wax ‧ work /ˈwækswɜːk $ -wɜːrk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . waxworks British English a place where you can …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAXWORK — n. 1 a an object, esp. a lifelike dummy, modelled in wax. b the making of waxworks. 2 (in pl.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAXWORK — n. 1 a an object, esp. a lifelike dummy, modelled in wax. b the making of waxworks. 2 (in pl.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAXWORK — n.1 a an object, esp. a lifelike dummy, modelled in wax. b the making of waxworks. 2 (in pl.) an …
Oxford English vocab
WAXWORK — ( waxworks) 1. A waxwork is a model of a person, especially a famous person, made out of wax. N-COUNT …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAXWORK — (~s) 1. A ~ is a model of a person, especially a famous person, made out of wax. N-COUNT 2. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WAXWORK — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He heard the soft hiss as the waxwork owner's sphincter muscle collapsed. ▪ He left …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAXWORK — [noun] [C] - a wax model of a personThe prime minister yesterday inspected his new waxwork at Madame Tussaud's.
Cambridge English vocab
WAXWORK — Synonyms and related words : bust, carving, doll, dolly, dummy, fantoccini, figure, figurehead, figurine, gingerbread man, lay figure, man of …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAXWORK — сущ. 1) восковая фигура; муляж 2) изготовление восковых фигур 3) обычно мн. музей восковых фигур, паноптикум Syn : wax museum …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROXBURY — Roxbury
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROXBURY — Roxbury
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAXWORK — Восковая фигура
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WAXWORK — n 1. лепка из воска 2. 1> восковая фигура 2> изделие из воска; муляж 3. pl паноптикум; галерея восковых фигур …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WAXWORK — лепка из воска восковая фигура; муляж (pl.) паноптикум
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WAXWORK — (n) восковая фигура; галерея восковых фигур; изделие из воска; лепка из воска; муляж; паноптикум; почетные гости на политическом обеде
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WAXWORK — n 1. лепка из воска 2. 1) восковая фигура 2) изделие из воска; муляж 3. pl паноптикум; галерея восковых фигур …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WAXWORK — n 1. лепка из воска 2. 1> восковая фигура 2> изделие из воска; муляж 3. pl паноптикум; галерея восковых фигур …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WAXWORK — сущ. 1) восковая фигура; муляж 2) изготовление восковых фигур 3) обычно мн. музей восковых фигур, паноптикум Syn : wax museum …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROXBURY — Roxbury
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROXBURY — Roxbury
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
67476 — State: KANSAS City: ROXBURY
US Zip Codes english vocab
12474 — State: NEW YORK City: ROXBURY
US Zip Codes english vocab
06783 — State: CONNECTICUT City: ROXBURY
US Zip Codes english vocab
05669 — State: VERMONT City: ROXBURY
US Zip Codes english vocab
04275 — State: MAINE City: ROXBURY
US Zip Codes english vocab
02132 — State: MASSACHUSETTS City: WEST ROXBURY
US Zip Codes english vocab
02120 — State: MASSACHUSETTS City: ROXBURY
US Zip Codes english vocab
02119 — State: MASSACHUSETTS City: ROXBURY
US Zip Codes english vocab
02118 — State: MASSACHUSETTS City: ROXBURY
US Zip Codes english vocab
WARREN, JOSEPH — born June 11, 1741, Roxbury, Mass. died June 17, 1775, Bunker Hill, Mass. American Revolutionary leader. He was a physician …
Английский словарь Британика
SULLIVAN, JOHN L(AWRENCE) — born Oct. 15, 1858, Roxbury, Mass., U.S. died Feb. 2, 1918, Abington, Mass. U.S. boxer. Sullivan became the world heavyweight …
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SHIRLEY, WILLIAM — born Dec. 2, 1694, Preston, Sussex, Eng. died March 24, 1771, Roxbury, Mass. American colonial governor. A lawyer in England, …
Английский словарь Британика
LANGLEY, SAMUEL (PIERPONT) — born Aug. 22, 1834, Roxbury, Mass., U.S. died Feb. 27, 1906, Aiken, S.C. U.S. astronomer and aeronautics pioneer. He taught …
Английский словарь Британика
GOULD, JAY — orig. Jason Gould born May 27, 1836, Roxbury, N.Y., U.S. died Dec. 2, 1892, New York, N.Y. U.S. railroad executive, …
Английский словарь Британика
GIBSON, CHARLES DANA — born Sept. 14, 1867, Roxbury, Mass., U.S. died Dec. 23, 1944, New York, N.Y. U.S. illustrator. He studied at New …
Английский словарь Британика
ELIOT, JOHN — born 1604, Widford, Hertfordshire, Eng. died May 21, 1690, Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony English Puritan missionary to the Indians of …
Английский словарь Британика
DEARBORN, HENRY — born Feb. 23, 1751, Hampton, N.H. died June 6, 1829, Roxbury, Mass., U.S. U.S. army officer and secretary of war …
Английский словарь Британика
CURRIER AND IVES — partnership of Nathaniel Currier and James Merritt Ives born March 27, 1813, Roxbury, Mass., U.S. died Nov. 20, 1888, New …
Английский словарь Британика
BURROUGHS, JOHN — born April 3, 1837, near Roxbury, N.Y., U.S. died March 29, 1921, en route from California to New York U.S. …
Английский словарь Британика
BROOK FARM (INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE AND EDUCATION) — Short-lived utopian experiment in communal living (1841–47) in West Roxbury, Mass. (near Boston), founded by Charles A. Dana , Nathaniel …
Английский словарь Британика
WILLARD, SIMON — born April 3, 1753, Grafton, Mass., U.S. died Aug. 30, 1848, Roxbury, Mass. U.S. clockmaker, creator of the timepiece that …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOWARD, EDWARD — born Oct. 6, 1813, Hingham, Mass., U.S. died March 5, 1904, Roxbury, Mass. pioneer American watch manufacturer. Howard was apprenticed …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOLLETT, MARY PARKER — born , Sept. 3, 1868, Quincy, Mass., U.S. died Dec. 18, 1933, Boston, Mass. American author and sociologist who was …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELIOT, JOHN — born 1604, Widford, Hertfordshire, Eng. died May 21, 1690, Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony [now in Massachusetts, U.S.] Puritan missionary to …
Britannica English vocabulary
DUDLEY, THOMAS — born 1576, Northampton, Eng. died July 31, 1653, Roxbury, Mass. British colonial governor of Massachusetts, for many years the most …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELIOT, JOHN — born 1604, Widford, Hertfordshire, Eng. died May 21, 1690, Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony English Puritan missionary to the Indians of …
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