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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgewachst
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɡəˈvakst/
"Der Holzboden ist frisch gewachst worden."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Covered, treated, or polished with wax to protect, waterproof, or impart a shine.
"He polished his leather boots until they had a deeply waxed and gleaming finish."
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Simple past tense and past participle of wax, meaning to apply wax to a surface.
"She carefully waxed the wooden dining table before the holiday dinner party."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English noun 'weax', meaning wax, via Proto-Germanic *wahsam. The past participle form evolved to describe surfaces treated or polished with wax, as well as the biological accumulation in certain contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Waxed" is said worldwide
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ciré
Transliteration: /si.ʁe/
"Il porte un manteau ciré pour la pluie."
gewachst
Transliteration: /ɡəˈvakst/
"Der Holzboden ist frisch gewachst worden."
cerato
Transliteration: /tʃeˈra.to/
"Le scarpe in pelle sono ben cerate."
encerado
Transliteration: /en.seˈɾa.ðo/
"El suelo de madera está recién encerado."
encerado
Transliteration: /ẽ.seˈɾa.du/
"O carro novo estava perfeitamente encerado."
मोम लगा हुआ
Transliteration: mom laga huva
"यह लकड़ी का फर्श मोम लगा हुआ है।"
打过蜡的
Transliteration: dǎ guò là de
"这张木桌是刚打过蜡的。"
왁스칠한
Transliteration: wakseu-chil-han
"그 구두는 반짝거리게 왁스칠이 되어 있다."
ワックスをかけた
Transliteration: wakkusu o kaketa
"フローリングの床にワックスをかけた。"
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