waxworks

[waks-wurks]

noun

(usually used with a singular verb)

plural

waxworks 

1. an exhibition of or a museum for displaying wax figures, ornaments, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of waxworks¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; wax ¹ + work ( def. ) + -s ³ ( def. )

Example Sentences

When you walk through a crowd of strangers it’s next door to impossible not to imagine that they’re all waxworks, but probably they’re thinking just the same about you.

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The infamous “waxworks” scene captures silent-era figures like Buster Keaton playing cards, their faces pure funereal alabaster.

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A sculpture of a Greggs sausage roll is to be unveiled at Madame Tussauds waxworks museum.

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Don’t expect luxurious trappings here; this isn’t the usual screen waxworks with meticulous details but few ideas.

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That in turn inspired a Halloween movie Night of the Daniels - in which the waxworks of Daniel in the museum come to life and terrorise the town.

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