skin food
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The flush suddenly deepened; he was thinking of Lenina, of an angel in bottle-green viscose, lustrous with youth and skin food, plump, benevolently smiling.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
You’ve got me whatever happens, and if the worst comes to the worst there’s always June Mason’s wonderful skin food for both of us to live on.”
From The Phantom Lover by Ayres, Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred)
"Ah, that's the massage and the skin food and neck exercises," said I, wisely.
From The Heather-Moon by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
Through the pores of this skin food is absorbed, and in these food-absorbing pores is foreshadowed the mouth.
From The Kempton-Wace Letters by London, Jack
For this reason a cream or skin food is used.
From The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture by Stevans, Helen Follett
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