Crossword clues for waxing
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wax \Wax\ (w[a^]ks), v. i. [imp. Waxed; p. p. Waxed, and Obs. or Poetic Waxen; p. pr. & vb. n. Waxing.] [AS. weaxan; akin to OFries. waxa, D. wassen, OS. & OHG. wahsan, G. wachsen, Icel. vaxa, Sw. v["a]xa, Dan. voxe, Goth. wahsjan, Gr. ? to increase, Skr. waksh, uksh, to grow.
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To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or fuller; -- opposed to wane.
The waxing and the waning of the moon.
--Hakewill.Truth's treasures . . . never shall wax ne wane.
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To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to wax warmer or colder; to wax feeble; to wax old; to wax worse and worse.
Your clothes are not waxen old upon you.
--Deut. xxix. 5.Where young Adonis oft reposes, Waxing well of his deep wound.
--Milton.Waxing kernels (Med.), small tumors formed by the enlargement of the lymphatic glands, especially in the groins of children; -- popularly so called, because supposed to be caused by growth of the body.
--Dunglison.
Wax \Wax\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Waxed; p. pr. & vb. n. Waxing.] To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or a table.
Waxed cloth, cloth covered with a coating of wax, used as a cover, of tables and for other purposes; -- called also wax cloth.
Waxed end, a thread pointed with a bristle and covered with
shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for boots,
shoes, and the like; -- called also wax end.
--Brockett.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The action of the verb to wax. 2 (context countable English) A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax. 3 (context countable English) A recording intended for a phonograph. (from 1940s) vb. (present participle of wax English)
WordNet
Wikipedia
Waxing is a form of semi-permanent hair removal which removes the hair from the root. New hair will not grow back in the previously waxed area for four to six weeks, although some people will start to see regrowth in only a week due to some of their hair being on a different growth cycle. Almost any area of the body can be waxed, including eyebrows, face, pubic area (called bikini waxing), legs, arms, back, abdomen and feet. There are many types of waxing suitable for removing unwanted hair.
Strip waxing (soft wax) is accomplished by spreading a wax thinly over the skin. A cloth or paper strip is applied and pressed firmly, adhering the strip to the wax and the wax to the skin. The strip is then quickly ripped against the direction of hair growth, as parallel as possible to the skin to avoid trauma to the skin (i.e., bruising, broken capillaries, ingrown hairs caused by hair follicle trauma and lifting of skin). This removes the wax along with the hair.
Strip-less wax (as opposed to strip wax), also referred to as hard wax, is applied somewhat thickly and with no cloth or paper strips. The wax then hardens when it cools, thus allowing the easy removal by a therapist without the aid of cloths. This waxing method is very beneficial to people who have sensitive skin. Strip-less wax does not adhere to the skin as much as strip wax does, thus making it a good option for sensitive skin as finer hairs are more easily removed because the hard wax encapsulates the hair as it hardens. The strip-less waxing method can also be less painful.
Waxing is a temporary method of hair removal, which removes the hair from the root, including:
- Bikini waxing
- Male genital waxing
Waxing may also refer to:
- Waxing, any method of applying wax to a surface as a lubricant or to improve traction
- Ski wax
- Surfboard wax
- Oil waxing
- Fruit waxing, a process of covering fresh fruit with wax to prevent water loss and retard shrinkage and spoilage
- Waxing moon, a lunar phase of the moon when it is approaching fullness (as opposed to waning)
Usage examples of "waxing".
Hold me one moment longer, He taunts me with the past, His clutch is waxing stronger, Hold me fast, hold me fast.
I lay entranced, a curtain seemed To shrivel with crackling from before my face, Across mine eyes a waxing radiance beamed And showed a certain place.
One day it will be sweet To shut our eyes and die: Nor feel the wild-flowers blow, nor birds dart by With flitting butterfly, Nor grass grow long above our heads and feet, Nor hear the happy lark that soars sky high, Nor sigh that spring is fleet and summer fleet, Nor mark the waxing wheat, Nor know who sits in our accustomed seat.
The sun is waxing strong, The days are waxing long, And all that is, Is fair.
My hope hangs waning, waxing, like a moon Between the heavenly days on which we meet: Ah me, but where are now the songs I sang When life was sweet because you called them sweet?
It is hurried through, It is come and gone, Undone it cannot be done, It is ever to do, Ever old, ever new, Ever waxing old And lapsing to Winter cold.
Strange: the LA Times had Bendish waxing philosophical on the bug-out, like two mill down the toilet was everyday stuff to him.
PERCEVAL O no, he is alive and waxing strong: That tale has been set travelling more than once.
The people, too, are waxing masterful: They think the lingering of your Majesty Makes Paris more a peril for themselves Than a defence for you.
With smalle houndes all about her feet, And underneath her feet she had a moon, Waxing it was, and shoulde wane soon.
The waxing moon, risen early, extruded ghostlike shafts through a gash in the cumulus.
Her grandparents had bought this table in Ireland, a solid slab of West Indian mahogany, lustrous after thousands of patient rubbings and waxings.
Curly was, in fact, the very opposite of hirsute, his condition exacerbated by daily shavings and waxings that gave his head the appearance of an overripe melon.