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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescire
Pronunciation / Transliteration: seer
"L'artiste a utilisé de la cire d'abeille pour créer une belle sculpture."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A natural substance produced by bees, used for making candles, cosmetics, and other products.
"The artist used beeswax to create a beautiful sculpture."
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To apply wax to a surface for protection or shine.
"She decided to wax the car to keep it looking new."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'wax' originates from Old English 'weax', which is derived from Proto-Germanic '*waksą'. It has been used since before the 12th century, initially referring to the substance produced by bees, and has evolved to encompass various meanings related to the material and its uses in different contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wax" is said worldwide
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cire
Transliteration: seer
"L'artiste a utilisé de la cire d'abeille pour créer une belle sculpture."
Wachs
Transliteration: vaks
"Der Künstler verwendete Bienenwachs, um eine schöne Skulptur zu schaffen."
cera
Transliteration: cher-ah
"L'artista ha usato cera d'api per creare una bella scultura."
cera
Transliteration: seh-rah
"El artista usó cera de abeja para crear una hermosa escultura."
cera
Transliteration: seh-rah
"O artista usou cera de abelha para criar uma bela escultura."
मोम
Transliteration: mom
"कलाकार ने एक सुंदर मूर्ति बनाने के लिए मधुमक्खी के मोम का उपयोग किया।"
蜡
Transliteration: là
"艺术家使用蜂蜡创作了一个美丽的雕塑。"
왁스
Transliteration: wakseu
"예술가는 아름다운 조각을 만들기 위해 밀랍을 사용했습니다."
ワックス
Transliteration: wakkusu
"アーティストは美しい彫刻を作るために蜜蝋を使用しました。"
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