Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The coating of thread with wax previous to sewing.
- noun A method of blacking, dressing, and polishing leather, to give it a finish.
- noun In calico-printing, the process of stopping out colors.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
wax . - noun this sense?) (
uncountable ) the action of the verb towax . - noun countable A
cosmetic procedure in whichhair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the application of wax to a surface
- adjective (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases
- noun a gradual increase in magnitude or extent
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Examples
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Brazilian waxes are not technically legal — (waxing is allowed only on the face, neck, abdomen, legs and arms in NJ) but are not specifically banned.
NJ May Ban 'Brazilian' Bikini Waxing Due To Infections - The Consumerist 2009
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The bottling lines we use cannot handle putting capsules on larger formats, so waxing is the best practical alternative.
Vent your spleen: wax seals on wine bottles | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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The recent cult for shaving and waxing is an example of how we would like the whole part to just stop being so messy.
Archive 2007-10-01 Heather McDougal 2007
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I know the commercials say waxing is so easy, they say the Braun Silk-epil machine doesn't hurt, they say the Veet cream removes your hair for three weeks.
Body hair nathreee 2007
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The recent cult for shaving and waxing is an example of how we would like the whole part to just stop being so messy.
Merkins and Kotekas and Codpieces, Oh My! Heather McDougal 2007
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Instead, a moon serves as the minute indicator, waxing from a slender crescent at the beginning of an hour to a full orb at the end.
TWELV – Twists In Our Time Telling Perspectives | Impact Lab 2006
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After making his name waxing nostalgic about the warm glow of more innocent times, Greene, according to the Trib, admitted he seduced the teenage subject of one of his columns.
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Use particular care in waxing around the buttons as not to get any wax in between the case and the buttons that?
Boing Boing: December 30, 2001 - January 5, 2002 Archives 2001
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Most assessments of climate sensitivity for the present day hover around 3°C per CO2 doubling (5), although if the longterm waxing and waning of continental ice sheets are considered it is probably closer to 6°C (6).
Watts Up With That? Anthony Watts 2010
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Flutter - I think her comment was more directed at my writing than a description of my putative readership... that is, my waxing philosophic about the travails of lack of sleep and the like - it wouldn't, from her perspective, speak to the sort of mother who is battling addiction or fighting to keep her kids or big stuff like that the sort of mother that she works with regularly.
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