WAXEN


Meaning of WAXEN in English

I. waxen

archaic

past part of wax III

II. wax·en ˈwaksən adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from wax (I) + -en

1. : made of wax

a waxen record — Congressional Record

waxen tapers

2. : covered with wax

an ancient waxen writing tablet

3. : resembling wax in pliability or impressionability

men have marble, women waxen , minds — Shakespeare

4.

a. : having the smooth bloodless appearance of wax : seeming to lack vitality or animation : pallid

the poor face with the same awful, waxen pallor — Bram Stoker

b. : having a lusterous smoothness

5. : of the color wax

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