waxing
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4ADJ.
finished, painful
VERB + WAXING
bought, saw
WAXING + NOUN
floor, kit, method, moon
PREP.
in
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noun
An act of applying wax.
The wanings and waxings (of the sun and moon) occur according to the (twelve) pitch-pipes.
The building interior was Gothic and finished by multiple waxings of the commercial coast woods, redwood, sugar pine, white pine, and Douglas fir.
A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.
Coordinate term: sugaring
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.
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6The wanings and waxings (of the sun and moon) occur according to the (twelve) pitch-pipes.
WiktionaryThe building interior was Gothic and finished by multiple waxings of the commercial coast woods, redwood, sugar pine, white pine, and Douglas fir.
WiktionaryAre these metaphorical descriptions just the subjective waxings of the critic or are they aesthetic properties really (but metaphorically) true of the wine?
WiktionaryHalf the pain of chest waxing is in the anticipation.
Tatoeba · #718045Waxing is a painful but necessary part of most women's beauty routine.
Tatoeba · #1343867Waxing is one method of hair removal.
Tatoeba · #1343868