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Definition of "wax-doll" [wax-doll]

  • A child's doll of which the head and bust are made of beeswax combined with other ingredients to give it hardness. (noun)
  • Plural The common fumitory, Fumaria officinalis: so called from the texture and color of its white or flesh-colored flowers. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "wax-doll" in a sentence
  • "But no, it had not been Arlova, but Bogrov, who had been dragged past like a wax-doll; Comrade Bogrov, faithful unto the grave; and he had called out his name; that was not dreamed."
  • "Has the beloved reader, in his experience of society, never heard similar remarks by good-natured female friends; who always wonder what you CAN see in Miss Smith that is so fascinating; or what COULD induce Major Jones to propose for that silly insignificant simpering Miss Thompson, who has nothing but her wax-doll face to recommend her?"
  • "There, just a few yards away, were some soldiers of the People's Liberation Army on parade, wearing the strange wax-doll look they tended to have, looking not quite human in their green wool uniforms, almost as though they used makeup, Chet thought, wanting to look more closely at their faces to see if maybe they really did."