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古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典
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Wax
(n.)
Cerumen, or earwax.
Wax
(n.)
A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding
air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching
wax, etc.
Wax
(n.)
A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their
thread.
Wax
(n.)
A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of
scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See Wax insect, below.
Wax
(n.)
A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See Vegetable
wax, under Vegetable.
Wax
(n.)
A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with
certain deposits of rock salt and coal; -- called also mineral wax, and
ozocerite.
Wax
(n.)
Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple,
and then cooling.
Wax
(v. t.)
To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a
thread or a table.
Waxberry
(n.)
The wax-covered fruit of the wax myrtle, or bayberry. See
Bayberry, and Candleberry tree.
Waxbill
(n.)
Any one of numerous species of finchlike birds belonging
to Estrelda and allied genera, native of Asia, Africa, and Australia.
The bill is large, conical, and usually red in color, resembling
sealing wax. Several of the species are often kept as cage birds.
The waxwing.
Waxed
(imp.)
of Wax
Waxed
(p. p.)
of Wax
Waxed
(imp. & p. p.)
of Wax
of Wax
Waxen
(a.)
Made of wax.
Waxen
(a.)
Covered with wax; waxed; as, a waxen tablet.
Waxen
(a.)
Resembling wax; waxy; hence, soft; yielding.
Waxiness
(n.)
Quality or state of being waxy.
Waxing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Wax