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Definition of waxen adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

waxen

adjective

/ˈwæksn/

/ˈwæksn/

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(formal) made of wax
- waxen images
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(literary) pale and looking ill
- a waxen face
- The old man’s waxen cheek was cold.
- a waxen pallor/tinge

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