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wax·work
(wăks′wûrk′)n.
1. The art of modeling in wax.
2. A figure made of wax, especially a life-size wax effigy of a famous person.
3. waxworks(used with a sing. or pl. verb) An exhibition of wax figures in a museum.
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waxwork
(ˈwæksˌwɜːk)n
1. (Art Terms) an object reproduced in wax, esp as an ornament
2. (Art Terms) a life-size lifelike figure, esp of a famous person, reproduced in wax
3. (Art Terms) (plural; functioning as singular or plural) a museum or exhibition of wax figures or objects
ˈwaxˌworker n
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wax•work
(ˈwæksˌwɜrk)n.
an artistic object made of wax, esp. a life-size effigy of a person.
[1690–1700]
wax′work`er, n.
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Noun 1. [画像:waxwork - twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds]waxwork - twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
Celastrus scandens, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, shrubby bittersweet, staff vine, American bittersweet, bittersweet
Celastrus, genus Celastrus - genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet
vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
2. [画像:waxwork - an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax]waxwork - an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax
effigy, simulacrum, image - a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone"
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Translations
تِمثال من الشَّمْع
voksfigur
viaszfigura
vaxmynd
vosková figurína
balmumu heykel
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wax1
(wӕks) noun1. the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax. was شَمْع восък cera vosk das Wachs bivoks κερί cera vaha موم vaha cire שעווה मोम vosak viasz malam (bÿflugna)vax cerume 密ろう 밀랍(蜜蠟) vaškas vasks lilin was voks wosk موم ژاوله، دغوږ خيرې: لاك cera ceară воск vosk vosek vosak bivax ขี้ผึ้ง bal mumu 蜂蠟 віск شہد کی مکھیوں کا لعاب جس سب وہ چھتا بناتی ہیں sáp ong 蜂蜡
2. the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears. was شَمْع الأذُن ушна кал cera ušní maz das Ohrenschmalz ørevoks κυψελίδα cera kõrvavaik چرك گوش vaikku cire שעווה कान की मैल cerumen, ušna maz fülzsír kerak telinga eyrnamergur cera 耳あか 귀지 siera sērs (ausī) tahi telinga oorsmeer ørevoks woskowina موم cera cerumen ушная сера ušný maz ušesno maslo vosak öronvax ขี้หู kulak kiri 耳垢 вушна сірка کان کے اندر خارج ہونے والا مادہ ráy tai 耳垢
3. a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine. furniture wax. was مادَّةٌ شَمْعِيَّه لِتَلْميع الأثاث блясък cera vosk das Wachs voks; -voks παρκετίνη cera poonimisvaha واكس vaha cire שעווה चमकीला बनाने के लिए इस्तेमाल में आने वाला पदार्थ vosak fényező poles gljávax, bón cera ワックス 왁스 vaškas, politūra vasks; spodrināšanas ziede pengilat boenwas polerings-/boningsmiddel politura ژاوله cera ceară de mobilă полироль vosk vosek vosak möbel-, bonvax ยาขัดเงา cilâ 上光蠟 віск لءی sáp để đánh bóng 上光蜡
4. (also adjective) (also ˈcandle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated. a wax model. was شَمْعي، مَصْنوع من الشَّمْع восък cera voskový das Wachs, Wachs-... voks; voks- κερί, κέρινος cera küünlavaha پارافين vaha- cire שעווה मोम vosak, voštani viasz lilin kertavax cera; di cera* ろう 초의 재료 vaško vasks lilin was voks wosk ژاوله cera de/în ceară воск; восковои voskový vosek; voščen voštani vax เทียนขี้ผึ้ง mum 蠟的 свічний парафін موم sáp để làm nến 蜡的
5. sealing-wax. was شَمْع الخَتْم червен восък lacre pečetní vosk der Siegellack segllak βουλοκέρι lacre pitserivaha لاك مخصوص مهر و موم sinettilakka cire à cacheter שעווה लाख pečatni vosak pecsétviasz lak innsiglunarvax ceralacca 封ろう 봉랍(封蠟) lakas zīmoglaka lilin zegellak segllakk lak د موم څخه جوړ شوي لاك lacre ceară pentru sigilii сургуч pečatný vosk pečatni vosek vosak za pečat sigillack ครั่งสําหรับประทับตราเอกสาร mühür mumu 封蠟 сургуч گوند xi gắn 蜡封
verb to smear, polish or rub with wax. was يَصْقُل بالشَّمْع намазвам с восък encerar voskovat wachsen vokse παρκετάρω encerar vahatama واكس زدن vahata cirer לִמרוֹחַ שַעֲווָה मोम लगाना premazati voskom fényesít memoles vaxbera, bóna incerare, dare la cera* ろうを塗る 밀랍(왁스)을 먹이다 vaškuoti []vaskot menggilap met was behandelen smøre, polere, bone woskować غټيدل، لوبيدل، زيانتيدل (لكه په زور، علم، شمير، سپوږمى): كيدل encerar a cerui вощить voskovať navoščiti voskirati vaxa, bona, polera ขัดด้วยขี้ผึ้ง cilâlamak 用蠟拋光 вощити موم کی تہ لگانا đánh bóng bằng sáp 用蜡抛光
waxed adjective having a coating of wax. waxed paper. wasbedek مُشَمَّع، مَطْلي بالشَّمْع восъчна хартия encerado voskovaný Wachs-... vokspapir αλειμμένος με κερί encerado vaha- واكسي vahapintainen ciré מכוסה שעווה मोम लगा voštani viaszos berlapis lilin vaxborinn paraffinato ろう引きの 밀랍을 바른 vaškinis, vaškuotas vaska-; vaskots disaluti lilin was- voks-, vokset woskowany واکسی encerado cerat вощёный voskovaný voščen voskiran vaxad ที่เคลือบด้วยขี้ผึ้ง yağlı, mumlu 塗蠟的 навощений موم کی تہ لگا ہوا bôi sáp 涂蜡的
ˈwaxen, ˈwaxy adjective wasagtig شَمْعي восъчен de cera / feito de cera voskový wie Wachs voksagtig; bleg κέρινος de cera, céreo vahane رنگ پريده vahamainen cireux עַשׂוּי שַעֲווָה मोमी voštan, gladak viaszból való berlilin vaxkenndur, eins og vax di cera, cereo ろうの 밀랍으로 된 vaškinis, vaškuotas, vaško vaska-; vaskots yang diperbuat seperti lilin, seperti lilin wassen voksaktig, –blek woskowy دمومو، مومى: موم ډوله، موم وزمه، نرم de cera de ceară восковой voskový voščen voštan gjord av vax, vaxartad, vaxlik ทําด้วยขี้ผึ้ง; ทาด้วยขี้ผึ้ง mumlu 蠟製的 восковий مومی giống như sáp 蜡制的
ˈwaxwork noun a wax model (usually of a well-known person). waswerk, wasmodel تِمثال من الشَّمْع восъчен модел figura de cera vosková figurína die Wachsfigur voksfigur κέρινο ομοίωμα figura de cera vahakuju مجسمه مومي vahanukke statue en cire דְמוּיוֹת שַעֲווָה प्रसिद्ध व्यक्ति का मोम का पुतला बनाना voštana figura viaszfigura patung lilin vaxmynd (modello/statua di cera) ろう人形 밀랍 인형 vaško figūra vaska figūra patung daripada lilin wassen beeld voksfigur/-arbeid figura woskowa له مومو جوړه شوې مجسمه، دموم دمجسمو نندارتون figura de cera statuetă/figură de ceară восковая фигура vosková figurína voščena figura voštana figura vaxfigur หุ่นขี้ผึ้ง balmumu heykel 蠟像 воскова фігура مشہور شخصیتوں کے مومی مجسمے thuật nặn hình bằng sáp 蜡像
ˈwaxworks noun plural an exhibition of such models. wasmodeluitstalling مُتْحَف تَماثيل الشَّمْع изложба на восъчни фигури museu de cera muzeum voskových figurín das Wachsfigurenkabinett vokskabinet μουσείο κέρινων ομοιωμάτων museo de cera vahakujude näitus گاري مجسمه هاي مومي vahakabinetti musée de cire תַעֲרוַּכת דְמוּיוֹת שַעֲווָה प्रसिद्ध व्यक्ति का मोम का पुतलों की प्रदर्शनी izložba voštanih figura panoptikum pameran patung lilin vaxmyndasÿning/-safn (museo delle cere) ろう人形の展示 밀랍 인형관 vaško figūros vaska figūru izstāde pameran patung model lilin wassenbeeldententoonstelling vokskabinett gabinet figur woskowych د مومو څخه جوړي شوي مجسمي museu de cera muzeul figurilor de ceară галерея восковых фигур múzeum voskových figurín razstava voščenih figur izložba voštanih figura vaxkabinett นิทรรศการหุ่นขี้ผึ้ง bal mumu heykel/mumya müzesi 蠟像陳列館 галерея воскових фігур ایسے مجسموں کی نماءش triển lãm sản phẩm làm từ sáp 蜡像陈列馆
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