Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Cosmetic or theatrical makeup.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Eye makeup was almost unknown, other than kohl, India ink, and 'maquillage': a form of mascara made from heavy gum, that had to be warmed over a spirit lamp and left tell-tale beads on the ends of the lashes.
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So what do make and made, and mass and maquillage, tell us?
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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While Dutch is very closely related to English—both are daughters of West Germanic—maquillage in English is nonetheless deemed a “borrowed” term.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Dutch provides an instance of this, via French, with maquillage, for “makeup.”
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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So what do make and made, and mass and maquillage, tell us?
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Dutch provides an instance of this, via French, with maquillage, for “makeup.”
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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While Dutch is very closely related to English—both are daughters of West Germanic—maquillage in English is nonetheless deemed a “borrowed” term.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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In the place of maquillage she wore a healthy, natural glow.
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In the place of maquillage she wore a healthy, natural glow.
Escapade 2010
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That's just another way of saying that as lazy as I am, I have finally recognized the need for a teensy bit of maquillage here and there.
Coolhunter: Shiseido's Makeup Simulator Tina Gaudoin 2010
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