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(anatomy) A strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds, connecting the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebrae; the nuchal ligament.
For faxvax, from Anglo-Saxon for "hair" (akin to Old High German fahs) + weaxan to grow. See wax to grow, and compare faxed, pectinate.
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