n. (Zool.) a species of chatterer (Bombycilla cedrorum, formerly Ampelis cedrorum) widely distributed over temperate North America, so named from its frequenting cedar trees; -- called also cedar bird, cherry bird, Canada robin, and American waxwing. It is a brownish bird about 7 inches long, between the size of a robin and a sparrow, has a crest on the head, a black face mask, and a yellow-tipped tail. The name comes from the black color of the tips of the wings, like that of a black sealing wax. They sometimes are seen in flocks. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) Any one of several species of small birds of the genus Ampelis, in which some of the secondary quills are usually tipped with small horny ornaments resembling red sealing wax. The Bohemian waxwing (see under Bohemian) and the cedar bird are examples. Called also waxbird. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed or partly of wax, in imitation of real beings. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) An American climbing shrub (Celastrus scandens). It bears a profusion of yellow berrylike pods, which open in the autumn, and display the scarlet coverings of the seeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who works in wax; one who makes waxwork. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A bee that makes or produces wax. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. An exhibition of wax figures, or the place of exhibition; as, Madame Toussaud's Waxworks. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]