Meanings
nounwaxwork (countable and uncountable, plural waxworks)
plural waxworks
- uncountableThe art of producing such figures.
Waxwork is a fine art, but it differs from all other fine arts in that its main purpose is one that is expressly rejected by all those other arts.
1926, R. Austin Freeman, The D'Arblay Mystery
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bulgarian восъчна фигура
- восъчна фигура (vosăčna figura)a wax figure, an effigy of a famous person
Chinese Mandarin 蠟像 /蜡像
- 蠟像 /蜡像 (làxiàng)a wax figure, an effigy of a famous person
Finnish vahakuva, vahapatsas
- vahakuvaa wax figure, an effigy of a famous person
- vahapatsasa wax figure, an effigy of a famous person
French personnage en cire
- personnage en cirea wax figure, an effigy of a famous person
German Wachsfigur
- Wachsfigura wax figure, an effigy of a famous person
Japanese 蝋人形
- 蝋人形 (rōningyō)a wax figure, an effigy of a famous person
Polish figura woskowa
- figura woskowaa wax figure, an effigy of a famous person
Russian воскова́я фигу́ра, муля́ж
- воскова́я фигу́ра (voskovája figúra)a wax figure, an effigy of a famous person
- муля́ж (muljáž)a wax figure, an effigy of a famous person
Thai หุ่นขี้ผึ้ง
- หุ่นขี้ผึ้ง (hùn-kîi-pʉ̂ng)a wax figure, an effigy of a famous person
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waxwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waxwork
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“waxwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waxwork. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waxwork,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waxwork.
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