English
Noun
en-noun
#a figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person
#italbrac|attributively Of or relating to such a figure.
#:a waxwork dummy

Quotations
1885 � w:Gilbert and Sullivan|Gilbert & Sullivan, s:The_Mikado|The Mikado
:The amateur tenor, whose vocal villainies
:All desire to shirk,
:Shall during off-hours,
:Exhibit his powers
:To Madame Tussaud's waxwork.

Derived terms
Roxbury waxwork
waxworker
waxwork-man
waxworks

it:waxwork
vi:waxwork
zh:waxwork

• 2007-05-12 09:45 - Paul G - removed false infl from adj; moved adj -> n (attributive noun); fmt; more der

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