waxing

plural waxings

1. countableuncountableAn act of applying wax.

   The wanings and waxings (of the sun and moon) occur according to the (twelve) pitch-pipes.

   1983, Youlan Feng, Derk Bodde, A History of Chinese Philosophy, volume 2, page 427

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   The building interior was Gothic and finished by multiple waxings of the commercial coast woods, redwood, sugar pine, white pine, and Douglas fir.

   2006, Mary Lou Lyon, Early Cupertino, page 81

   Are these metaphorical descriptions just the subjective waxings of the critic or are they aesthetic properties really (but metaphorically) true of the wine?

   2009, Fritz Allhoff, Wine and Philosophy: A Symposium on Thinking and Drinking, page 128

2. countableA cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.

   Coordinate term: sugaring

3. countableA recording intended for a phonograph.First known use 1940s

   Except for "Washing Machine Blues," a 1952 side for the King label, Carson's waxings went largely without notice.

   1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 12

   Synonyms: platter, record, vinyl

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of wax

   Antonyms: waning