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Cosmetic   /kɑzmˈɛtɪk/   Listen
Cosmetic

adjective
1.
Serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose.  Synonyms: decorative, ornamental.  "The buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative"
2.
Serving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body.  Synonym: enhancive.  "Enhansive makeup"



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"Cosmetic" Quotes from Famous Books



... face with a layer of white cosmetic, shaded this with rouge, carmined her lips, underscored her eyes with a little pencil dipped in black pigment, and curled and pinned her hair. She was passed on from hand to hand and given ...
— The Comedienne • Wladyslaw Reymont
... unpleasant cosmetic, or rather detergent, was in constant use, however, throughout colonial times—wash-balls. They were imported as early as 1693 in company with scented and plain hair-powder. In 1771, "Gentlemen's Fine Washballs" were advertised in Boston, and "Scented Marbled ...
— Customs and Fashions in Old New England • Alice Morse Earle


Words linked to "Cosmetic" :   toilet articles, war paint, make-up, esthetical, aesthetic, depilator, toiletry, ornamental, aesthetical, cosmetic surgery, nail enamel, esthetic, highlighter, pencil, nonfunctional, nail varnish, epilator, depilatory, makeup, nail polish


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