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waxing

noun
/ˈwæksɪŋ/

Definitions

  1. An act of applying wax.

    • The wanings and waxings (of the sun and moon) occur according to the (twelve) pitch-pipes.
    • The building interior was Gothic and finished by multiple waxings of the commercial coast woods, redwood, sugar pine, white pine, and Douglas fir.
    • Are these metaphorical descriptions just the subjective waxings of the critic or are they aesthetic properties really (but metaphorically) true of the wine?

  2. A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and…

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

    • Coordinate term: sugaring

  3. A recording intended for a phonograph.

    • Except for "Washing Machine Blues," a 1952 side for the King label, Carson's waxings went largely without notice.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. present participle and gerund of wax

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