lipstick
Americannoun
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lipsticks
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of lipstick
Explanation
Lipstick is makeup that makes your lips look darker, redder, or shinier. Your French teacher might be famous in your school for her heart-shaped glasses and bright pink lipstick. Some people like to wear lipstick every day, while others save it for fancy occasions. Most lipstick is a waxy, slightly creamy substance in a stick that's tinted with red pigment that colors your lips. It's a cosmetic that dates back at least to medieval times, and probably even farther back than that. In the 1600s, a fashionable look for upper class European women was a pale white face and bright red lipstick.
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It helps merchant inventory surface when buyers use conversational tools to search for a coat, lipstick or a gift, said Hoffmeister.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The chemicals known as PCBs were once widely used in everything from lipstick to white goods, and had been revered for being non-flammable and hard to break down.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Tucker calls from her home, a blurred background behind her, wearing a white blouse and lipstick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Its factories can supply everything from frozen meat and candy to lipstick, medicine capsules and sports hijabs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
For the occasion, I was allowed to wear eye makeup and a little lipstick.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Charlotte Tilbury, the celebrity makeup artist and cosmetics entrepreneur, is famous for her Magic Cream, Pillow Talk lipsticks and Golden Goddess eye shadow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
I can imagine it overflowing with lipsticks, credit cards, love letters and to-do lists in true messy city girl fashion, one that I can only hope to emulate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
These man-made chemicals can be found in items such as waterproof clothing, non-stick pans, lipsticks and food packaging.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025
Mr. Wells took matter into his own hands, blending lipsticks and eye shadows with palettes intended for white skin tones so they would work for his Black clients.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
I fumbled in my pocketbook for the gilt compact with the mascara and the mascara brush and the eyeshadow and the three lipsticks and the side mirror.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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