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Webster 1913 Edition


Waxy

Wax′y

,
Adj.
Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible.
“Waxy to persuasion.”
Bp. Hall.
Waxy degeneration
(Med.)
,
amyloid degeneration. See under
Amyloid
.
–
Waxy kidney
,
Waxy liver
, etc.
(Med.)
,
a kidney or liver affected by waxy degeneration.

Webster 1828 Edition


Waxy

WAXY

,
Adj.
Soft like wax; resembling wax; viscid; adhesive.