waxen

waxen
Synonyms and related words:
achromatic, achromic, anemic, ashen, ashy, blanched, bled white, bloodless, cadaverous, chloranemic, colorless, dead, deadly pale, deathly pale, dim, dimmed, dingy, discolored, doughy, dull, etiolated, exsanguinated, exsanguine, exsanguineous, faded, faint, fallow, flat, ghastly, gray, haggard, hueless, hypochromic, lackluster, leaden, livid, lurid, lusterless, mat, mealy, muddy, neutral, pale, pale as death, pale-faced, pallid, pasty, sallow, sickly, tallow-faced, toneless, uncolored, wan, washed-out, weak, whey-faced, white

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  • Waxen — Wax en, a. 1. Made of wax. The female bee, that . . . builds her waxen cells. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Covered with wax; waxed; as, a waxen tablet. [1913 Webster] 3. Resembling wax; waxy; hence, soft; yielding. [1913 Webster] Men have marble,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • waxen — index flexible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • waxen — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a smooth, pale, translucent surface like that of wax. 2) archaic or literary made of wax …   English terms dictionary

  • waxen — waxen1 [wak′sən] adj. 1. made of wax 2. like wax, as in being yellowish, soft, smooth, lustrous, pale, plastic, pliable, impressionable, etc. 3. covered with wax waxen2 [wak′sən] vi. archaic pp. of WAX2 …   English World dictionary

  • Waxen — Wax Wax (w[a^]ks), v. i. [imp. {Waxed}; p. p. {Waxed}, and Obs. or Poetic {Waxen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Waxing}.] [AS. weaxan; akin to OFries. waxa, D. wassen, OS. & OHG. wahsan, G. wachsen, Icel. vaxa, Sw. v[ a]xa, Dan. voxe, Goth. wahsjan, Gr. ? to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • waxen — waxen1 /wak seuhn/, adj. 1. made of or covered, polished, or treated with wax. 2. resembling or suggesting wax: Illness gave his face a waxen appearance. 3. weak, manageable, or impressionable: The minds of young children are waxen. [bef. 1000;… …   Universalium

  • waxen — wax|en [ˈwæksən] adj literary 1.) pale and shiny like wax ▪ his pale, waxen face 2.) made from wax ▪ waxen images …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • waxen — [[t]wæ̱ks(ə)n[/t]] ADJ A waxen face is very pale and looks very unhealthy. [LITERARY] Her eyes were fixed on the waxen face of her son, willing him to live …   English dictionary

  • waxen — adjective a) Made of wax; covered with wax. a waxen tablet b) Of or pertaining to wax …   Wiktionary

  • waxen — wax|en [ wæksn ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY 1. ) if someone s face or skin is waxen, it is pale, shiny, and does not look healthy 2. ) made of WAX …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • waxen — UK [ˈwæks(ə)n] / US adjective mainly literary 1) if someone s face or skin is waxen, it is pale, shiny, and does not look healthy 2) made of wax …   English dictionary

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