HyperDic: wax_figure

English > 1 sense of the expression *wax figure*:
NOUN	artifact	wax figure, waxwork	an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax

English > *wax figure*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	An effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax.
Synonym	waxwork
Broader	effigy, image, simulacrum	A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
Spanish	figura de cera
Catalan	figura de cera