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adj. - Having the paleness of a substance that is secreted by bees; Resembling or covered with a substance that is secreted by bees.

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  • She had seen him, Jeff, dead, waxlike and alien, but Jeff ...
  • Pendergast lay on the couch, unmoving, his skin gray, waxlike.
  • Norowobisee wrote on January 5, 2008 7: 33 AM: about it waxlike
  • Unfurled do still remain in spring the green and waxlike leaves.
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