maquillage
[ mak-ee-ahzh; French ma-kee-yazh ]
Origin of maquillage
11890–95; <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-;see masquerade) + -age-age
Words Nearby maquillage
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How to use maquillage in a sentence
The rice powder and the maquillage were thick on her cheek, whilst the rest of her face was frankly ochre.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets | Francis Miltoun
British Dictionary definitions for maquillage
maquillage
/ French (makijaʒ) /
noun
make-up; cosmetics
the application of make-up
Origin of maquillage
1from maquiller to make up
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