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Waxed vs Wawed - What's the difference?

waxed | wawed |

As verbs the difference between waxed and wawed

is that waxed is (wax) while wawed is (waw).

As an adjective waxed

is of an object, coated or treated with wax in order to make it shiny or waterproof, or to protect it.

waxed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (wax)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of an object, coated or treated with wax in order to make it shiny or waterproof, or to protect it.

    • Derived terms

    *unwaxed *waxed cloth *waxed end *waxed jacket *waxed leather *waxed paper

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    wawed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (waw)

    • waw

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) wawen, .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To stir; move; wave.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) wawe, .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, water) A (l).
  • * , II.xii:
    • nigh it drawes / All passengers, that none from it can shift: / For whiles they fly that Gulfes deuouring iawes, / They on this rock are rent, and sunck in helplesse wawes .

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), (m), from (etyl) . Cognate with Scots (m), (m).

    Alternative forms

    * * (Scotland)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wall

    • Etymology 4

    From (etyl) . * Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ** Last: ** Next:

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The twenty-seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet: .

    • Anagrams

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