This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
paxwax
[ paks-waks ]
/ ˈpæksˌwæks /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun British Dialect.
the neck ligament; nuchal ligament.
QUIZ
WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?
Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!
Question 1 of 7
Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.
Origin of paxwax
1400–50; late Middle English, alteration of Middle English fax wax literally, hair growth (compare Old English feax hair, weaxan to grow; see wax2); compare German Haarwachs sinew, literally, hair growth
Words nearby paxwax
Paxman, Paxos, Pax Romana, Paxton, pax vobiscum, paxwax, pay, payable, pay a call, pay a compliment, pay-and-display
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use paxwax in a sentence
Whitleather, hwit′leth-ėr, n. leather dressed with alum, white leather: the paxwax or nuchal ligament of the ox.
Paxwax, paks′waks, n. the strong tendon in the neck of animals.
British Dictionary definitions for paxwax
paxwax
/ (ˈpæksˌwæks) /
noun
dialect a strong ligament in the neck of many mammals, which supports the head
Word Origin for paxwax
C15: changed from C14 fax wax, probably from Old English feax hair of the head, wax growth
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012