waxy

Besides, amber is a hard, transparent, brittle, odorless substance, used for mouth-pieces to pipes, for beads and ornaments; but ambergris is soft, waxy, and so highly fragrant and spicy, that it is largely used in perfumery, in pastiles, precious candles, hair-powders, and pomatum.

A cool, waxy, blown-out woman, who had never lighted well.

Inside was a green paste, waxy in lustre, the odour curiously heavy and persistent.

It's fillin' out and doesn't look so sharp an' th' waxy color is goin'.

He then conveyed him and his sister into the veriest old well of a shivering best-parlour that ever was seen, where the maps upon the wall, and the celestial and terrestrial globes in the windows, were waxy with cold.

There were creepers hanging from the upper branches, and the bells of the flowers of the creepers, great waxy white things like convolvuluses, hung down fast asleep.

The greeny, cream-coloured, waxy blossoms were heat-killed before they were born, and only a few bad-smelling petals came down when he stood on his hind legs and shook the tree.

It would cheer him up more than anything if I could make him a little waxy with me.

Waxy says she has him"--here the Rector shook his fist at the moon, with something very like an oath, and added, in a melancholious tone, "--down in her will for fifty thousand; and there won't be above thirty to divide."

header Some mothers hide their babies after birth to avoid criticism For most first-time mothers who had never held or seen a newborn immediately after birth, the whitish, waxy stuff that covers the baby's body comes as a surprise.

Known for its ball-like cluster of waxy flowers, the Hoya plant is a favorite among many flower enthusiasts especially in Asia.

A mutation of Sauvignon Blanc, it here produces a wine with an earthy, slightly smoky nose with apricot notes and a chewy, waxy palate with juicy pear.