waxmaking

English

Etymology

wax +‎ making

Noun

waxmaking (uncountable)

1. The manufacture of wax, or of items from wax.
   • 2014, Kathleen Benner Duble, Madame Tussaud's Apprentice:

     To fill the high demand for his work, Dr. Curtius began teaching Manon the art of waxmaking, eventually letting her mold a likeness of the great writer, Voltaire.