waxworks

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noun

An exhibition of waxwork figures; a wax museum.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of waxwork
nounwaxworks (plural waxworks)
  1. An exhibition of waxwork figures; a wax museum.

    There is nothing so fascinating for a human being as others of the species. What is gripping about a waxworks like Tussaud's is that the models are full size and the visitor can gaze at celebrities as familiar equals, a dream (or nightmare) come true.

    2006, Pamela Pilbeam, Madame Tussaud: And the History of Waxworks, page 221
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