maquillage
Americannoun
noun
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make-up; cosmetics
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the application of make-up
Etymology
Origin of maquillage
1890–95; < French, equivalent to maquill ( er ) to apply makeup (originally theater argot, perhaps to be identified with Old French masquillier blacken, smear, akin to mascurer, mascherer, verbal derivative of Vulgar Latin *mascar-; masquerade ) + -age -age
Example Sentences
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Although in many respects an unknown quantity, the new head of state would not dream of being so un-French as to ignore the demands of his maquillage.
From The New Yorker • May 9, 2017
It was a private ritual, this morning maquillage, undertaken in public.
From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2017
Despite their pancake maquillage, matching facelifts, and “budgie smuggler” bathing suits, they somehow manage to convey the pain and complexity of their freaky fur-clad cohabitation.
From Slate • May 23, 2013
I figure it can't be that big of a deal, since it's not as if I cake on a Kardashian-load of maquillage.
From The Guardian • Jul. 13, 2012
I am not a believer in maquillage for the dead.
From Youth and Egolatry by Fassett, Jacob S. (Jacob Sloat)
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