[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wax \wax\ wa^ks, v. i. imp. waxed; p. p. waxed, and
   obs. or poetic waxen; p. pr.  vb. n. waxing. as.
   weaxan; akin to ofries. waxa, d. wassen, os.  ohg. wahsan,
   g. wachsen, icel. vaxa, sw. vaumxa, dan. voxe, goth.
   wahsjan, gr. ? to increase, skr. waksh, uksh, to grow.
   root135. cf. waist.
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   1. to increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or
      fuller; -- opposed to wane.
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            the waxing and the waning of the moon. --hakewill.
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            truth's treasures . . . never shall wax ne wane.
                                                  --p. plowman.
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   2. to pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as,
      to wax strong; to wax warmer or colder; to wax feeble; to
      wax old; to wax worse and worse.
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            your clothes are not waxen old upon you. --deut.
                                                  xxix. 5.
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            where young adonis oft reposes,
            waxing well of his deep wound.        --milton.
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   waxing kernels med., small tumors formed by the
      enlargement of the lymphatic glands, especially in the
      groins of children; -- popularly so called, because
      supposed to be caused by growth of the body. --dunglison.
      1913 webster
see also:
waxed waxen waxing waist waxing kernels 

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