wax-makern.
/ˈwaksˌmeɪkər/, U.S. /ˈwæksˌmeɪkər/ 1. A maker of wax or of wax candles. ? Obsolete.
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the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > one who makes or sells
chandler1389
wax-maker14..
tallow-chandler1406
wax-chandler1418
candle-maker1611
candle-wright1766
maggot-boiler1788
society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > workers with other materials > [noun] > with wax
wax-maker14..
society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other manufactured materials > [noun] > of other materials
mortar-maker1359
wax-maker1515
petre man1594
saltpetre-maker1611
starch man1699
varnish-maker1753
icemaker1775
kelper1808
black lead maker1813
bone man1834
kelp-burner1845
black-salter1866
14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 688/22 Hic cerarius,..whax~maker.
1483 Cath. Angl. 411/2 A Wax maker, cerarius.
1515 Guild Bk. St. Mary, Boston (MS.) f. 15 In stipendio Willielmi Pynnell Waxmaker.
?1544 in I. S. Leadam Select Cases Star Chamber (1911) II. 271 Maister Anthony Payne wex-maker.
2. A worker-bee that makes wax.Translating Huber's term (abeille) cirière.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > superfamily Apoidea (bees) > wax > bee that makes
wax-maker1815
wax-worker1821
1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) I. xv. 493 When wax is not wanted in the hive, the wax-makers disgorge their honey into the cells.
1816 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) II. xix. 128 There are two sorts of workers, the wax-makers and nurses.
1835 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Nat. Hist. I. 354/1.
Derivatives
ˈwax-ˌmaking n. and adj.
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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > making of other specific articles or materials > [noun] > others
heading1390
saddleryc1449
stiling1509
wax-making?1544
pin-makinga1711
pipe-making1721
keeve-work1776
kelp-making1810
handrailing1814
kelping1822
pin-heading1835
blanket-making1857
safe making1867
stick dressing1891
the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [adjective] > belonging to division Petiolata > belonging to division Anthophila > of or belonging to bees > that make wax
wax-making1815
wax-working1827
?1544 in I. S. Leadam Select Cases Star Chamber (1911) II. 271 Costes and Paymentes of the wex makynges.
1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) I. xv. 492 The stomach..in the wax-making bees is much larger than in the nurse-bees.
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