wax museum

noun

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

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The face just hangs there, limp and white with its little drop-seat mouth, rather like Lord Byron in the wax museum. — John Beifuss, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025 This summer Madame Tussauds opened its first restaurant on the roof of the famous wax museum. — Richard Guzman, Daily News, 15 Oct. 2025 In 2008, for example, the wax museum Madame Tussauds opened up a new branch in Berlin. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 3 Sep. 2025 The Beijing branch of the 190-year-old wax museum chain Madame Tussauds closed permanently this week. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wax museum

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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

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