Meaning of Waxwork | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person.
   countable
2. The art of producing such figures.
   uncountable

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Examples

“The amateur tenor, whose vocal villainies / All desire to shirk, / Shall during off-hours, / Exhibit his powers / To Madame Tussaud's waxwork.”

“Waxwork is a fine art, but it differs from all other fine arts in that its main purpose is one that is expressly rejected by all those other arts.”

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