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waxen

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. waxen (adjective)
  2. wax (verb)
  3. wax (verb)
  4. waxen chatterer (noun)

wax·en

adj \ˈwak-sən\

Definition of WAXEN

1
: made of or covered with wax
2
: resembling wax: as a : easily molded : pliable b : seeming to lack vitality or animation : pallid c : lustrously smooth
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First Known Use of WAXEN

before 12th century

Rhymes with WAXEN

flaxen, Klaxon, Saxon

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