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

waxen

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