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Beeswax
Beeswax Bees"wax`, n.
The wax secreted by bees, and of which their cells are
constructed.
Bohemian waxwingBohemian Bo*he"mi*an, a.
1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its
ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian,
n., 2.
2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or ``Bohemian' (see
Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and
easy. [Modern]
Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five
and thirty. --Blackw. Mag.
Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and
customs nowadays. --W. Black.
Bohemian chatterer, or Bohemian waxwing (Zo["o]l.), a
small bird of Europe and America (Ampelis garrulus); the
waxwing.
Bohemian glass, a variety of hard glass of fine quality,
made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing
usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no
lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color. Chafewax
Chafewax Chafe"wax`, or Chaffwax Chaff"wax`, n. (Eng. Law)
Formerly a chancery officer who fitted wax for sealing writs
and other documents.
Chaffwax
Chafewax Chafe"wax`, or Chaffwax Chaff"wax`, n. (Eng. Law)
Formerly a chancery officer who fitted wax for sealing writs
and other documents.
EarwaxEarwax Ear"wax`, n. (Anat.)
See Cerumen. Mineral waxMineral Min"er*al, a.
1. Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or
of minerals; as, a mineral substance.
2. Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters.
Mineral acids (Chem.), inorganic acids, as sulphuric,
nitric, phosphoric, hydrochloric, acids, etc., as
distinguished from the organic acids.
Mineral blue, the name usually given to azurite, when
reduced to an impalpable powder for coloring purposes.
Mineral candle, a candle made of paraffine.
Mineral caoutchouc, an elastic mineral pitch, a variety of
bitumen, resembling caoutchouc in elasticity and softness.
See Caoutchouc, and Elaterite.
Mineral chameleon (Chem.) See Chameleon mineral, under
Chameleon.
Mineral charcoal. See under Charcoal.
Mineral cotton. See Mineral wool (below).
Mineral green, a green carbonate of copper; malachite.
Mineral kingdom (Nat. Sci.), that one of the three grand
divisions of nature which embraces all inorganic objects,
as distinguished from plants or animals.
Mineral oil. See Naphtha, and Petroleum.
Mineral paint, a pigment made chiefly of some natural
mineral substance, as red or yellow iron ocher.
Mineral patch. See Bitumen, and Asphalt.
Mineral right, the right of taking minerals from land.
Mineral salt (Chem.), a salt of a mineral acid.
Mineral tallow, a familiar name for hatchettite, from its
fatty or spermaceti-like appearance.
Mineral water. See under Water.
Mineral wax. See Ozocerite.
Mineral wool, a fibrous wool-like material, made by blowing
a powerful jet of air or steam through melted slag. It is
a poor conductor of heat. Modeling waxModeling Mod"el*ing, n. (Fine Arts)
The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is
to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some
plastic material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the
expression or indication of solid form. [Written also
modelling.]
Modeling plane, a small plane for planing rounded objects.
Modeling wax, beeswax melted with a little Venice
turpentine, or other resinous material, and tinted with
coloring matter, usually red, -- used in modeling. Overwax
Overwax O`ver*wax", v. i.
To wax or grow too rapindly or too much. [Obs.] --R. of
Gloucester.
PackwaxPackwax Pack"wax`, n. (Anat.)
Same as Paxwax. packwaxPaxwax Pax"wax`, n. [For faxvax, fr. AS. fea? hair (akin to
OHG. fahs) + weaxan to grow. See Wax to grow, and cf.
Faxed, Pectinate.] (Anat.)
The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds. It
connects the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the
cervical vertebr[ae], and helps to support the head. Called
also paxywaxy and packwax. PaxwaxPaxwax Pax"wax`, n. [For faxvax, fr. AS. fea? hair (akin to
OHG. fahs) + weaxan to grow. See Wax to grow, and cf.
Faxed, Pectinate.] (Anat.)
The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds. It
connects the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the
cervical vertebr[ae], and helps to support the head. Called
also paxywaxy and packwax. paxywaxyPaxwax Pax"wax`, n. [For faxvax, fr. AS. fea? hair (akin to
OHG. fahs) + weaxan to grow. See Wax to grow, and cf.
Faxed, Pectinate.] (Anat.)
The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds. It
connects the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the
cervical vertebr[ae], and helps to support the head. Called
also paxywaxy and packwax. PaxywaxyPaxywaxy Pax"y*wax`y, n. (Anat.)
See Paxwax. red waxbillAmadavat Am`a*da*vat", n. [Indian name. From Ahmedabad, a city
from which it was imported to Europe.] (Zo["o]l.)
The strawberry finch, a small Indian song bird (Estrelda
amandava), commonly caged and kept for fighting. The female
is olive brown; the male, in summer, mostly crimson; --
called also red waxbill. [Written also amaduvad and
avadavat.] Roxbury waxworkBittersweet Bit"ter*sweet`, n.
1. Anything which is bittersweet.
2. A kind of apple so called. --Gower.
3. (Bot.)
(a) A climbing shrub, with oval coral-red berries
(Solanum dulcamara); woody nightshade. The whole
plant is poisonous, and has a taste at first sweetish
and then bitter. The branches are the officinal
dulcamara.
(b) An American woody climber (Celastrus scandens),
whose yellow capsules open late in autumn, and
disclose the red aril which covers the seeds; -- also
called Roxbury waxwork. Sealing wax
Sealing wax Seal"ing wax`
A compound of the resinous materials, pigments, etc., used as
a material for seals, as for letters, documents, etc.
ThoroughwaxThoroughwax Thor"ough*wax`, n. (Bot.)
(a) An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium) with
perfoliate leaves.
(b) Thoroughwort. Walling waxWalling Wall"ing, n.
1. The act of making a wall or walls.
2. Walls, in general; material for walls.
Walling wax, a composition of wax and tallow used by
etchers and engravers to make a bank, or wall, round the
edge of a plate, so as to form a trough for holding the
acid used in etching, and the like. --Fairholt. WaxberryWaxberry Wax"ber`ry, n. (Bot.)
The wax-covered fruit of the wax myrtle, or bayberry. See
Bayberry, and Candleberry tree. WaxbillWaxbill Wax"bill`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of finchlike birds belonging to
Estrelda and allied genera, native of Asia, Africa, and
Australia. The bill is large, conical, and usually red in
color, resembling sealing wax. Several of the species are
often kept as cage birds. waxbirdWaxwing Wax"wing`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of small birds of the genus
Ampelis, in which some of the secondary quills are usually
tipped with small horny ornaments resembling red sealing wax.
The Bohemian waxwing (see under Bohemian) and the cedar
bird are examples. Called also waxbird. Waxbird
Waxbird Wax"bird`, (Zo["o]l.)
The waxwing.
WaxenWaxen Wax"en, a.
1. Made of wax. ``The female bee, that . . . builds her waxen
cells.' --Milton.
2. Covered with wax; waxed; as, a waxen tablet.
3. Resembling wax; waxy; hence, soft; yielding.
Men have marble, women waxen, minds. --Shak.
Waxen chatterer (Zo["o]l.), the Bohemian chatterer. Waxen chattererWaxen Wax"en, a.
1. Made of wax. ``The female bee, that . . . builds her waxen
cells.' --Milton.
2. Covered with wax; waxed; as, a waxen tablet.
3. Resembling wax; waxy; hence, soft; yielding.
Men have marble, women waxen, minds. --Shak.
Waxen chatterer (Zo["o]l.), the Bohemian chatterer. Waxiness
Waxiness Wax"i*ness, n.
Quality or state of being waxy.
WaxwingWaxwing Wax"wing`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of small birds of the genus
Ampelis, in which some of the secondary quills are usually
tipped with small horny ornaments resembling red sealing wax.
The Bohemian waxwing (see under Bohemian) and the cedar
bird are examples. Called also waxbird. WaxworkWaxwork Wax"work`, n.
1. Work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed
or partly of wax, in imitation of real beings.
2. (Bot.) An American climbing shrub (Celastrus scandens).
It bears a profusion of yellow berrylike pods, which open
in the autumn, and display the scarlet coverings of the
seeds.
Meaning of wax from wikipedia
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Waxes are a
diverse class of
organic compounds that are lipophilic,
malleable solids near
ambient temperatures. They
include higher alkanes and lipids...
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process of hair
removal from the root by
using a
covering of a
sticky substance, such as
wax, to
adhere to body hair, and then
removing this...
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Paraffin wax (or
petroleum wax) is a soft
colorless solid derived from petroleum, coal, or oil
shale that
consists of a
mixture of
hydrocarbon molecules...
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Bikini waxing is the
removal of
pubic hair
using a
special wax,
which can be hot or cold, that
adheres to
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called Brazil wax and palm
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House of
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Wax lips are the
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