waxen
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English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Middle English waxen, from Old English weaxen, ġeweaxen, past participle of weaxan (“to wax, grow, be fruitful, increase, become powerful, flourish”). More at wax.
Adjective [edit]
waxen (comparative more waxen, superlative most waxen)
Verb [edit]
waxen
- Alternative past participle of wax.
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Middle English, from Old English weaxen (“waxen, made of wax”), equivalent to wax + -en.
Adjective [edit]
waxen (comparative more waxen, superlative most waxen)
- Made of wax; covered with wax.
- a waxen tablet
- Of or pertaining to wax.
- Having the pale smooth characteristics of wax, waxlike, waxy.
- (rare) Easily effaced, as if written in wax.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
of or pertaining to wax
having characteristics of wax
