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Oh luck! Like the moon you change; steadily you wax and then wane again. - Oh, Glück! Gleich dem Mond wandelst du dich, stetig wächst du und schwindest wieder.

Icarus tried to fly too high and flew too near to the sun. The wings of wax melted and Icarus fell to his death in the ocean. - Ikarus wollte hoch emporfliegen und kam dabei der Sonne zu nah: die wächsernen Flügel schmolzen, und Ikarus fiel, seinem Tod entgegen, ins Meer.

An outburst of anger

That's him to a T,’ she would murmur; or, ‘Just wait till he reads this’; or, ‘Ah, won't that put him in a wax!’.

To increasingly assume the specified characteristic

to wax lyrical; to wax eloquent.

Any oily, water-resistant substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters

To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon

Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish

{i} solid or semi-solid substance that is greasy to the touch and pliable when heated (i.e. beeswax, earwax); petroleum based substance often used to coat or polish surfaces (i.e. car wax, paraffin); burst of anger (British)

an ester similar to a fat or a phospholipid but containing a monohydroxy alcohol instead of glycerol

Comes in two types: kick and glide Kick wax is used for grip in the Classic technique Both Stick wax in a tin and klister are common varieties of kick wax Kick was is applied exclusively to the middle third of Classic skis Glide wax is used on the tips and tails of Classic skis and the entire length of Skating skis Glide wax helps protect the base of a ski and adapt the base to the temperature of the snow for superior glide

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

This is an old technique for doll-making and can be worked in many ways including modeling, carving and casting

When you apply wax onto a curb or rail to allow for easier grinding Any type of wax for paraffin wax to soap to candles works

Its natural color is pale or dull yellow

The process of growing

See Wax insect, below

{f} rub or polish with wax, treat with wax, cover with was; remove hair from a part of the body by applying wax and then pulling it off with the hairs; increase gradually in quantity or intensity; grow, swell; make a recording of, record records; become more illuminated (as does the moon)

To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or a table

Made of wax

To grow

A phonograph record

Wax is a solid, slightly shiny substance made of fat or oil which is used to make candles and polish. It melts when it is heated. There were coloured candles which had spread pools of wax on the furniture She loved the scent in the house of wax polish

Wachs in jemandes Händen sein