"waxen image" meaning in All languages combined

See waxen image on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: waxen images [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} waxen image (plural waxen images)
  1. A wax figure or poppet made to resemble a person in order to injure them by sympathetic magic, such as by stabbing the figure or melting it at a fire
    Sense id: en-waxen_image-en-noun-g~-8bGfP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "wax",
          "wax"
        ],
        [
          "figure",
          "figure"
        ],
        [
          "poppet",
          "poppet"
        ],
        [
          "resemble",
          "resemble"
        ],
        [
          "injure",
          "injure"
        ],
        [
          "sympathetic magic",
          "sympathetic magic"
        ],
        [
          "stab",
          "stab"
        ],
        [
          "melt",
          "melt"
        ],
        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "waxen image"
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        ],
        [
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          "poppet"
        ],
        [
          "resemble",
          "resemble"
        ],
        [
          "injure",
          "injure"
        ],
        [
          "sympathetic magic",
          "sympathetic magic"
        ],
        [
          "stab",
          "stab"
        ],
        [
          "melt",
          "melt"
        ],
        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
        ]
      ]
    }
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