waxwork
Americannoun
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a figure, ornament, or other object made of wax, or especially the life-size effigy of a person.
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the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens.
noun
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an object reproduced in wax, esp as an ornament
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a life-size lifelike figure, esp of a famous person, reproduced in wax
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(plural; functioning as singular or plural) a museum or exhibition of wax figures or objects
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Later, in England, Little gains fame as the waxwork impresario Madame Tussaud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
But she was also once a maker of waxwork likenesses on display at Madame Tussauds, including the late Queen's husband Prince Philip and former prime minister Sir Tony Blair among the models she made.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
She was put forward for the waxwork honour following a public vote.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2024
Museum director Yves Delhommeau told the AFP news agency his staff planned to work "all night" to bring the waxwork in line with "fans' expectations".
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2023
With some vague misgiving that she might get upon the table then and there and die at once, the complete realisation of the ghastly waxwork at the Fair, I shrank under her touch.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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