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Webster 1913 Edition
Paxwax
Pax′waxˊ
,Noun.
[For
faxvax
, fr. AS. feax
hair (akin to OHG. fahs
) + weaxan
to grow. See Wax
to grow, and cf. Faxed
, Pectinate
.] (Anat.)
The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds. It connects the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebræ, and helps to support the head. Called also
paxywaxy
and packwax
.