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Wax figure   /wæks fˈɪgjər/   Listen
Wax figure

noun
1.
An effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax.  Synonym: waxwork.





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"Wax figure" Quotes from Famous Books



... lowered horns by some incredible fluke of fortune. If this seems to make Gerda a coward, it should be remembered that she showed none of these inward blenchings, but went on her way with the rest, composed as a little wax figure at Madame Tussaud's. She was, in fact, of the stuff of which martyrs are made, and would probably have gone to the stake for a conviction. But stampeding cattle, and high seas, and brakeless lightning descents, she ...
— Dangerous Ages • Rose Macaulay
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... a man who fell into convulsions whenever he saw a spider. A waxen one was made, which equally terrified him. When he recovered, his error was pointed out to him. The wax figure was put into his hand without causing dread, and shortly the living insect no longer ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 • Various
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Words linked to "Wax figure" :   waxwork, simulacrum, effigy, image


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