"paxwax" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Middle English paxwax, a modification of faxwax (“nuchal ligament”), from fax (“head hair”) + waxen (“to grow”). See wax (“to grow”), and compare faxed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|paxwax}} Middle English paxwax, {{m|enm|faxwax||nuchal ligament}} faxwax (“nuchal ligament”), {{af|enm|fax|waxen|id2=to grow|nocat=1|t1=head hair|t2=to grow}} fax (“head hair”) + waxen (“to grow”), {{m|en|wax||to grow}} wax (“to grow”), {{m|en|faxed}} faxed Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} paxwax (plural not attested)
  1. (anatomy, obsolete) A strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds, connecting the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebrae; the nuchal ligament. Tags: no-plural, obsolete Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: packwax
    Sense id: en-paxwax-en-noun-mj492Cmr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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