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wax

/wæks/ noun B1
  1. Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters. (countable, uncountable)
  2. Beeswax (a wax secreted by bees). (countable, uncountable)
  3. Earwax (a wax secreted by the ears). (countable, uncountable) · What role does the wax in your earhole fulfill?
  4. Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish. (countable, uncountable)
  5. The phonograph record format for music. (informal, uncountable)
  6. Any of a class of drugs with weed oil and butane as main ingredients; hash oil. (US, countable, slang, uncountable) · He was charged with two felonies, for possession of Xanax and wax.

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It is a bust in wax.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 18 · C1
It was a wax-coloured model of my friend, so admirably done that it was a perfect facsimile.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 27 · C1
But she was as close as wax.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 53 · C1
“Well, then, will you please compare that print with this wax impression of young McFarlane’s right thumb, taken by my orders this morning?”
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 56 · C1

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