wax museum

noun

: a place where wax effigies (as of famous historical persons) are exhibited

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The Madame Tussauds wax museum in London pulls the curtain back on what reps describe as its most structurally ambitious figure to date – the Rocket Man suspended in the air over a baby grand piano. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024 Styles is joining a list of Nashville celebs in the wax museum, standing alongside Beyoncé, Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker, Diana Ross, Elvis Presley, Kacey Musgraves and Reba. Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 16 July 2024 Madame Fatale's Cavern of Terror: This wax museum has pieces both classic and creepy. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2024 Remember that chestnut about a retro ’50s diner being a wax museum with a pulse? David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for wax museum 

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wax museum was in 1933

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“Wax museum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wax%20museum. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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wax museum

noun
: a place where wax figures (as of famous persons) are exhibited
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