waxen.

1. Made from wax.

2. Pale and smooth in a way that resembles wax, especially of skin or a face.

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Words that belong together

• waxen figure
• waxen image
• waxen seal

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A waxen figure stood behind the glass.

Heat softened the waxen seal.

The procession carried a small waxen image.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Usually non-gradable for material; more/most waxen for appearance. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.