waxing
UK /ˈwæksɪŋ/ US /ˈwæksɪŋ/
noun 3
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noun
1
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.
2
A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.
Coordinate term: sugaring
3
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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