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waxen

adjective

Made of or covered with wax

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
W
Ends with
N
Contains
AX
Scrabble score
15
CEFR level
B1

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adjective

  1. Made of or covered with wax

    “Waxen candles”

adjective

  1. Having the paleness of wax; - Bram Stoker

    “The poor face with the same awful waxen pallor”

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Example Sentences

Waxen candles
Careful, the floor is waxy
The poor face with the same awful waxen pallor
The soldier turned his waxlike features toward him
A thin face with a waxy paleness

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