waxing
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æksɪŋ
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Noun
waxing (countable and uncountable, plural waxings)
- The action of the verb to wax.
- 1983, Youlan Feng, Derk Bodde, A History of Chinese Philosophy, Vol. 2, p. 427:
- The wanings and waxings (of the sun and moon) occur according to the (twelve) pitch-pipes.
- 2006, Mary Lou Lyon, Early Cupertino, p. 81:
- The building interior was Gothic and finished by multiple waxings of the commercial coast woods, redwood, sugar pine, white pine, and Douglas fir.
- 2009, Fritz Allhoff, Wine and Philosophy: A Symposium on Thinking and Drinking, p. 128:
- Are these metaphorical descriptions just the subjective waxings of the critic or are they aesthetic properties really (but metaphorically) true of the wine?
- 1983, Youlan Feng, Derk Bodde, A History of Chinese Philosophy, Vol. 2, p. 427:
- (countable) A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.
- (countable) A recording intended for a phonograph. [from 1940s]
Derived terms
- bikini waxing
- Brazilian waxing
- hot waxing
- Persian waxing
- waxing die
- waxing iron
- waxing up
Translations
the action of the verb to wax
cosmetic procedure
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