Wax |
To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or fuller; -- opposed to wane. |
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Wax |
To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to wax warmer or colder; to wax feeble; to wax old; to wax worse and worse. |
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Wax |
A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow. |
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Wax |
Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or appearance. |
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Wax |
Cerumen, or earwax. |
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