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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1632
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Waxen, ppl. adj. [ME and e.m.E. waxen (c1250).] Grown up, adult. — 1632 Lithgow Trav. ix 415.
Such a man can neither seduce his [pupil's] minority with ill examples nor marre his waxen age with a false impression
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