unwax en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + wax.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove wax from.
On the other hand, the god was known to be singularly obtuse, so that petitioning women had to peel open the divine eyelids and unwax the divine ears.
2011, Catherine Lim, The Bondmaid:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unwaxes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unwaxing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unwaxed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unwaxed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |