Associations to the word «Waxwork»

Wiktionary

WAXWORK, noun. A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person.

Dictionary definition

WAXWORK, noun. Twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds.
WAXWORK, noun. An effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats