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waxmaking

waxmaking noun: the manufacture of wax, or of items from wax.

Noun

waxmaking (uncountable)

  1. The manufacture of wax, or of items from wax.
    • To fill the high demand for his work, Dr. Curtius began teaching Manon the art of waxmaking, eventually letting her mold a likeness of the great writer, Voltaire.2014, Kathleen Benner Duble, Madame Tussaud's Apprentice

Origin of waxmaking

From wax + making.

Questions about waxmaking

What does waxmaking mean?
Waxmaking means the manufacture of wax, or of items from wax.
What part of speech is waxmaking?
Waxmaking is a noun.

Words near waxmaking in the dictionary

  1. waxlights
  2. waxlike
  3. waxlip orchid
  4. waxmaker
  5. waxmakers
  6. waxmaking
  7. Waxman
  8. waxmoth
  9. waxmoths
  10. waxmyrtle
  11. waxmyrtles

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