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/wæks fˈɪgjər/ Listen

Wax figure

noun

An effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax. Synonym: waxwork.

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"Wax figure" Quotes from Famous Books

... that I was visiting a storage warehouse filled with old furniture, in the midst of which stood Parr like a wax figure escaped from ...

— The Mayor of Warwick • Herbert M. Hopkins

... with the hatful of berries in my hand, like a stiff wax figure in a museum. The expected had come at last; and how little do we expect the expected when it comes! I was aware that both the young women were looking at me, and that both were quietly laughing. And I must have cut a ridiculous figure indeed, ...

— The Crossing • Winston Churchill

Words linked to "Wax figure" : image, simulacrum, effigy