waxwing /ˈwæksˌwɪŋ/ noun1 •Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.I was the shadow of the waxwing slain By the false azure in the windowpane; I was the smudge of ashen fluff—and I Lived on, flew on, in the reflected sky. — 1962 formswaxwings
