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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Wax
     Made by melting the combs of bees. Mentioned (Ps. 22:14; 68:2;
     97:5; Micah 1:4) in illustration.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Wax, KY
    Zip code(s): 42726

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs,
     OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ.
     vosk'.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid
           (constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl
           palmitate (constituting the less soluble part).
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or
        appearance. Specifically: 
        [1913 Webster]
        (a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See Cerumen.
            [1913 Webster]
        (b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for
            excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing
            wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.
            [1913 Webster]
        (c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing
            their thread.
            [1913 Webster]
        (d) (Zo["o]l.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by
            several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax.
            See Wax insect, below.
            [1913 Webster]
        (e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants.
            See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable.
            [1913 Webster]
        (f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in
            connection with certain deposits of rock salt and
            coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.
            [1913 Webster]
        (g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar
            maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.]
            [1913 Webster]
        (h) any of numerous substances or mixtures composed
            predominantly of the longer-chain saturated
            hydrocarbons such as the paraffins, which are solid at
            room teperature, or their alcohol, carboxylic acid, or
            ester derivatives.
            [PJC]
  
     Japanese wax, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the
        berries of certain species of Rhus, esp. Rhus
        succedanea.
  
     Mineral wax. (Min.) See Wax, 2
        (f), above.
  
     Wax cloth. See Waxed cloth, under Waxed.
  
     Wax end. See Waxed end, under Waxed.
  
     Wax flower, a flower made of, or resembling, wax.
  
     Wax insect (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of scale
        insects belonging to the family Coccid[ae], which
        secrete from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially
        the Chinese wax insect ({Coccus Sinensis) from which a
        large amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained.
        Called also pela.
  
     Wax light, a candle or taper of wax.
  
     Wax+moth+(Zo["o]l.),+a+pyralid+moth+({Galleria+cereana" rel="nofollow">Wax moth (Zo["o]l.), a pyralid moth ({Galleria cereana)
        whose larv[ae] feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken
        galleries among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray
        wings streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva
        is yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also bee
        moth.
  
     Wax myrtle. (Bot.) See Bayberry.
  
     Wax painting, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients,
        under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with
        wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted
        with hot irons and the color thus fixed.
  
     Wax palm. (Bot.)
        (a) A species of palm ({Ceroxylon Andicola) native of the
            Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion,
            consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax,
            which, when melted with a third of fat, makes
            excellent candles.
        (b) A Brazilian tree ({Copernicia cerifera) the young
            leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy
            secretion.
  
     Wax paper, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and
        other ingredients.
  
     Wax plant (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as:
        (a) The Indian pipe (see under Indian).
        (b) The Hoya carnosa, a climbing plant with polished,
            fleshy leaves.
        (c) Certain species of Begonia with similar foliage.
  
     Wax tree (Bot.)
        (a) A tree or shrub ({Ligustrum lucidum) of China, on
            which certain insects make a thick deposit of a
            substance resembling white wax.
        (b) A kind of sumac ({Rhus succedanea) of Japan, the
            berries of which yield a sort of wax.
        (c) A rubiaceous tree ({El[ae]agia utilis) of New
            Grenada, called by the inhabitants ``arbol del cera.''
            
  
     Wax yellow, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of
        beeswax.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Wax \Wax\ (w[a^]ks), v. i. [imp. Waxed; p. p. Waxed, and
     Obs. or Poetic Waxen; p. pr. & vb. n. Waxing.] [AS.
     weaxan; akin to OFries. waxa, D. wassen, OS. & OHG. wahsan,
     G. wachsen, Icel. vaxa, Sw. v["a]xa, Dan. voxe, Goth.
     wahsjan, Gr. ? to increase, Skr. waksh, uksh, to grow.
     [root]135. Cf. Waist.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or
        fuller; -- opposed to wane.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The waxing and the waning of the moon. --Hakewill.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Truth's treasures . . . never shall wax ne wane.
                                                    --P. Plowman.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Your clothes are not waxen old upon you. --Deut.
                                                    xxix. 5.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Where young Adonis oft reposes,
              Waxing well of his deep wound.        --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Waxing kernels (Med.), small tumors formed by the
        enlargement of the lymphatic glands, especially in the
        groins of children; -- popularly so called, because
        supposed to be caused by growth of the body. --Dunglison.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Wax \Wax\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Waxed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Waxing.]
     To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a
     thread or a table.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Waxed cloth, cloth covered with a coating of wax, used as a
        cover, of tables and for other purposes; -- called also
        wax cloth.
  
     Waxed end, a thread pointed with a bristle and covered with
        shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for boots,
        shoes, and the like; -- called also wax end. --Brockett.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs,
     OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ.
     vosk'.]
     1. 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.
  
     Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid
           (constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl
           palmitate (constituting the less soluble part).
  
     2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or
        appearance. Specifically:
        (a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See Cerumen.
        (b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for
            excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing
            wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.
        (c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing
            their thread.
        (d) (Zo["o]l.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by
            several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax.
            See Wax insect, below.
        (e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants.
            See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable.
        (f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in
            connection with certain deposits of rock salt and
            coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.
        (g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar
            maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.]
  
     Japanese wax, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the
        berries of certain species of Rhus, esp. R.
        succedanea.
  
     Mineral wax. (Min.) See Wax, 2
        (f), above.
  
     Wax cloth. See Waxed cloth, under Waxed.
  
     Wax end. See Waxed end, under Waxed.
  
     Wax flower, a flower made of, or resembling, wax.
  
     Wax insect (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of scale
        insects belonging to the family Coccid[ae], which
        secrete from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially
        the Chinese wax insect ({Coccus Sinensis) from which a
        large amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained.
        Called also pela.
  
     Wax light, a candle or taper of wax.
  
     Wax+moth+(Zo["o]l.),+a+pyralid+moth+({Galleria+cereana" rel="nofollow">Wax moth (Zo["o]l.), a pyralid moth ({Galleria cereana)
        whose larv[ae] feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken
        galleries among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray
        wings streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva
        is yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also bee
        moth.
  
     Wax myrtle. (Bot.) See Bayberry.
  
     Wax painting, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients,
        under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with
        wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted
        with hot irons and the color thus fixed.
  
     Wax palm. (Bot.)
        (a) A species of palm ({Ceroxylon Andicola) native of the
            Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion,
            consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax,
            which, when melted with a third of fat, makes
            excellent candles.
        (b) A Brazilian tree ({Copernicia cerifera) the young
            leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy
            secretion.
  
     Wax paper, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and
        other ingredients.
  
     Wax plant (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as:
        (a) The Indian pipe (see under Indian).
        (b) The Hoya carnosa, a climbing plant with polished,
            fleshy leaves.
        (c) Certain species of Begonia with similar foliage.
  
     Wax tree (Bot.)
        (a) A tree or shrub ({Ligustrum lucidum) of China, on
            which certain insects make a thick deposit of a
            substance resembling white wax.
        (b) A kind of sumac ({Rhus succedanea) of Japan, the
            berries of which yield a sort of wax.
        (c) A rubiaceous tree ({El[ae]agia utilis) of New
            Grenada, called by the inhabitants ``arbol del cera.''
            
  
     Wax yellow, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of
        beeswax.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Wax \Wax\, v. i. [imp. Waxed; p. p. Waxed, and Obs. or
     Poetic Waxen; p. pr. & vb. n. Waxing.] [AS. weaxan; akin
     to OFries. waxa, D. wassen, OS. & OHG. wahsan, G. wachsen,
     Icel. vaxa, Sw. v["a]xa, Dan. voxe, Goth. wahsjan, Gr. ? to
     increase, Skr. waksh, uksh, to grow. ???. Cf. Waist.]
     1. To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or
        fuller; -- opposed to wane.
  
              The waxing and the waning of the moon. --Hakewill.
  
              Truth's treasures . . . never shall wax ne wane.
                                                    --P. Plowman.
  
     2. 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.
  
              Your clothes are not waxen old upon you. --Deut.
                                                    xxix. 5.
  
              Where young Adonis oft reposes, Waxing well of his
              deep wound.                           --Milton.
  
     Waxing kernels (Med.), small tumors formed by the
        enlargement of the lymphatic glands, especially in the
        groins of children; -- popularly so called, because
        supposed to be caused by growth of the body. --Dunglison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Wax \Wax\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Waxed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Waxing.]
     To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a
     thread or a table.
  
     Waxed cloth, cloth covered with a coating of wax, used as a
        cover, of tables and for other purposes; -- called also
        wax cloth.
  
     Waxed end, a thread pointed with a bristle and covered with
        shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for boots,
        shoes, and the like; -- called also wax end. --Brockett.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  wax
       n : any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant
           or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures
           and insoluble in water
       v 1: cover with wax; "wax the car"
       2: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were
          lowered" [syn: mount, climb, rise] [ant: wane]
       3: increase in phase; "the moon is waxing" [syn: full] [ant:
          wane]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wax
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 το κερί (το υλικό που φτιάχνουν οι μέλισσες)
     2 το κερί στ' αφτιά
     3 '''wax''' και '''wax poetic''': ενθουσιώδης ομιλία, συχνά λυρική

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wax
     Chinook adv.
     the next day
     Middle English alt.
     (senseid enm wax) (l en wax) (gloss: beeswax, sealing wax, etc.)
     Middle English n.
     (senseid enm wax) (l en wax) (gloss: beeswax, sealing wax, etc.)
     Middle English n.
     (senseid enm growth) (lb enm rare) (l en growth), increase
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm waxen t=to grow id=to grow)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm waxen t=to wax id=to wax)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Wax
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wax̣
     Chinook Jargon vb.
     to pour, spill

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  wax
     a.
     Made of wax.
     n.
     1 beeswax.
     2 earwax.
     3 Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally
  long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
     4 Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish.
     5 (lb en uncountable music informal) The phonograph record format for
  music.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To apply #Noun to (something, such as a shoe, a
  floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
     2 (lb en transitive) To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the
  body) by coating the skin with a film of #Noun that is then pulled away
  sharply.
     3 (lb en transitive informal) To defeat utterly.
     4 (lb en transitive slang) To kill, especially to murder a person.
     n.
     (lb en rare) The process of grow.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en become) (lb en intransitive copulative literary) To
  increasingly assume the specified characteristic.
     2 (lb en intransitive literary) To grow.
     n.
     (lb en dated colloquial) An outburst of anger, a loss of temper, a
  fit of rage.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Wax
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  wax
     Middle English alt.
     (senseid enm wax) (l en wax) (gloss: beeswax, sealing wax, etc.)
     Middle English n.
     (senseid enm wax) (l en wax) (gloss: beeswax, sealing wax, etc.)
     Middle English n.
     (senseid enm growth) (lb enm rare) (l en growth), increase
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm waxen t=to grow id=to grow)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm waxen t=to wax id=to wax)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Wax
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  wax
     Middle English alt.
     (senseid enm wax) (l en wax) (gloss: beeswax, sealing wax, etc.)
     Middle English n.
     (senseid enm wax) (l en wax) (gloss: beeswax, sealing wax, etc.)
     Middle English n.
     (senseid enm growth) (lb enm rare) (l en growth), increase
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm waxen t=to grow id=to grow)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm waxen t=to wax id=to wax)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Wax
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wax
     Englanti n.
     1 vaha
     2 vaikku
     Englanti vb.
     1 vahata
     2 poistaa ihokarvoja vahalla

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wax
     Engelska n.
     1 vax
     2 bivax
     Engelska vb.
     vaxa

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  wax /wˈaks/
  was

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Wax /wˈaks/
  الشمع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  wax //wæks// //wɛks// 
  восъчен
  made of wax

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  wax //wæks// //wɛks// 
  1. во́сък, восък
  oily, water-resistant substance
  2. нарастване
  process of growing

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  wax //wæks// //wɛks// 
  1. нарастване
  phase of a planet
  2. увеличавам се
  literary: grow
  3. нараствам
  of the moon: appear larger each night