waxing

Noun

waxing (countable and uncountable, plural waxings)

1. An act of applying wax.
   • The wanings and waxings (of the sun and moon) occur according to the (twelve) pitch-pipes.1983, Youlan Feng, Derk Bodde, A History of Chinese Philosophy, volume 2, page 427
   • The building interior was Gothic and finished by multiple waxings of the commercial coast woods, redwood, sugar pine, white pine, and Douglas fir.2006, Mary Lou Lyon, Early Cupertino, page 81
2. (countable) A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.
   • Coordinate term: sugaring
3. (countable) A recording intended for a phonograph.
   • Except for "Washing Machine Blues," a 1952 side for the King label, Carson's waxings went largely without notice.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 12

   Synonyms:

   platter, record, vinyl