All 10 Uses of
wax
in
Love Medicine
Uses with a meaning too common or too rare to warrant foucs:
- It is wrapped in waxed paper, squashed and soft, but still fresh.†
p. 128.4
- I felt better, that's all I know, as I scrubbed off the tarnished wax and dirt.†
p. 160.9
- I took my wax.†
p. 161.2
- I'd shine when they stripped off the wax!†
p. 161.6
- I had waxed myself up to the table.†
p. 161.6
- I had waxed myself in.†
p. 161.7
- "I just put the wax down," I said.†
p. 162.4
- Henry had wanted to crush that stupid face the way you crumple a ball of wax paper.†
p. 168.1 *
- He was the clouds scudding over the moon, the wings of ducks banging in the slough, he was ... I was waxing eloquent in my mind when all of a sudden the back end started knocking.†
p. 327.9
- I started waxing off again.†
p. 328.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(wax as in: the moon is waxing) a gradual increase (in size or strength or power or number) -- especially the part of the moon that is visible
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus:
More commonly, wax is used to refer to a soft substance that melts when warmed and is seen in candles, crayons, beehives, polishes, and even the human ear. The word can also be used as a verb to refer to rubbing a coat of wax onto something such as a car or floor or furniture to protect it from water and/or improve appearance. Wax put on a surfboard also provides less slippery footing than the fiberglass board.
Wax can also be used as a verb to refer to the process of removing hair from the body by applying warm wax to the area being treated and pulling it off after it has cooled around the hair, so that the hair is pulled out from the root.
Less commonly, wax can refer to a stated manner of speech or writing; e.g., "She waxed eloquent," means that she talked in an eloquent manner. "She waxed on," means that talked more or for a longer time.