n. [ L. pax peace. See Peace. ]
Kiss the pax, and be quiet like your neighbors. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. paxillus a small stake. ] (Geol.) Resembling a little stake. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ For faxvax, fr. AS. feax hair (akin to OHG. fahs) + weaxan to grow. See Wax to grow, and cf. Faxed, Pectinate. ] (Anat.) The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds. It connects the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebræ, and helps to support the head. Called also
n. (Anat.) See Paxwax. [ 1913 Webster ]