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from The Century Dictionary.

  • A simplified spelling of waxed.

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Examples

  • *Throwz kitteh toi past Claregurl on freshlee waxt hardwood floor.

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  • When the dark hours came, his mother sought him but found him not; whereupon the world waxt strait upon her for all that it was great and wide, and she took no delight in aught of weal it supplied.

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  • Zayn al-Mawasif saw her spouse summon the camels and knew that the march needs must be, she waxt clean distraught.

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  • When the vile slave heard this from her, he waxt more enraged and his eyes grew redder: and he came up to her and smiting her with the sword on her neck wounded her to the death.

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  • Then she farewelled her and going out from her, drowned in tears, returned to her own house, where she found her husband had brought the camels and was busy loading them, having set apart the handsomest dromedary for her riding, and when she saw this and knew that needs must she be separated from Masrur, she waxt clean distraught.

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  • So the days and nights went by whilst Kanmakan lay tossing upon coals of fire,73 till he reached the age of seventeen; and his beauty had waxt perfect and his wits were at their brightest.

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  • Sharrkan heard him say these words concerning his own folk behaving to him though he were a slave, he waxt wroth and turned towards his men, meaning to sign to them and bid them not prepare him change of harness or horse, when lo!

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  • Then the host began motioning with his hand as though he were giving my brother a mouthful; and ceased not to enumerate and expatiate upon the various dishes to the hungry man whose hunger waxt still more violent, so that his soul lusted after a bit of bread, even a barley scone. 690 Quoth the Barmecide, “Didst thou ever taste anything more delicious than the seasoning of these dishes?”

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  • And when the youth saw that she to his beauty did incline he waxt drunken without wine and his life was a light matter to him compared with his love. 233 Presently the old woman went out and left them alone together to enjoy their loves till the next morning, when she went into them and gave them both good morrow234 and asked the damsel, “How hast thou passed the night, O my lady?”

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  • Then she farewelled her and going out from her, drowned in tears, returned to her own house, where she found her husband had brought the camels and was busy loading them, having set apart the handsomest dromedary for her riding, and when she saw this and knew that needs must she be separated from Masrur, she waxt clean distraught.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

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