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nose of wax

nose of wax noun: a person who is pliant and easily influenced.

Noun

nose of wax (plural noses of wax)

  1. (obsolete) A person who is pliant and easily influenced.
    • […] but vows with you being like / To your religion, a nose of wax / To be turn'd every way […]1639, Philip Massinger, The Unnatural Combat, act 5, scene 2
    • It is contended indeed by some reasoners, that we must have listened to the Ottoman complaint, on the broad principle of the law of nations. This sounds well, but in this, as in many other cases, the aforesaid law of nations is a nose of wax, and twistable into any form.1825 October 24, Galignani's Messenger, number 3305, Paris: [John] A[nthony Galignani] and W[illiam] Galignani, page 2

Synonyms of nose of wax

Forms of nose of wax

pluralnoses of wax

Questions about nose of wax

What does nose of wax mean?
Nose of wax means a person who is pliant and easily influenced.
What part of speech is nose of wax?
Nose of wax is a noun.
What is the plural of nose of wax?
The plural of nose of wax is noses of wax.

Words near nose of wax in the dictionary

  1. nose leathers
  2. nose line
  3. nose lines
  4. nose monkey
  5. nose monkeys
  6. nose of wax
  7. nose out
  8. nose out of joint
  9. nose over
  10. nose pad
  11. nose pads

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