waxen

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wax·en /ˈwæksən/ adjective literary  1  CCCOLOUR/COLORpale and shiny like wax 〔像蜡般〕苍白的；光亮的 his waxen face 他蜡一般的苍白面孔2  TImade from wax 蜡制的 waxen images 蜡像

Examples from the Corpus

waxen• When he laid his hand against the old man's waxen cheek it was already cold.• a waxen complexion• He took out the waxen figure which also contained straw and fat from a hanged man.• The water bounces off the waxen leaves.• He had stooped to kiss her cold cheek and smelt in the hollow of her neck the waxen odour of death.• Sandoz looked waxen, the skin beneath his eyes purplish.

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waxen
wax‧en /ˈwæksən/ adjective literary
1. pale and shiny like wax:
    his waxen face
2. made from wax:
    waxen images

waxenBrE /ˈwæksn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwæksn/ 🔊 adjective(formal) made of wax 蜡的；蜡制的；涂蜡的◆waxen images蜡像(literary) pale and looking ill/sick 苍白的；病态的◆a waxen face苍白的脸