waxmaking

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noun

The manufacture of wax, or of items from wax.

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Meanings

nounwaxmaking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe manufacture of wax, or of items from wax.

    To fill the high demand for his work, Dr. Curtius began teaching Manon the art of waxmaking, eventually letting her mold a likeness of the great writer, Voltaire.

    2014, Kathleen Benner Duble, Madame Tussaud's Apprentice

Origin

From wax + making.

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waxmaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waxmaking

MLA

“waxmaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waxmaking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waxmaking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waxmaking.

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