单词 | maquillage |
释义 | maquillagen. Make-up, cosmetics; the application of make-up (esp. in a heavy or theatrical fashion). Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun] make-up1846 making-up1869 maquillage1892 1892 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Dec. 8/2 All this is..thrown away upon the devotees of maquillage. 1921 M. Sadleir Privilege vi. 82 It was a relief to find Anthony innocent, at least, of maquillage. 1929 D. H. Lawrence Pansies 55 The caged mind..leaves a rind Of maquillage and pose and malice to shame the brutes. 1938 E. Ambler Cause for Alarm iii. 47 The edge of a heavy and clumsily applied maquillage. 1941 ‘R. West’ Black Lamb & Grey Falcon II. 417 Doubly dazzling with the radiance of a Slav blonde and the maquillage of her profession. 1959 R. Graves Coll. Poems 304 Confirming hazardous relationships By kindly maquillage of Truth's pale lips. 1972 Daily Tel. 25 Sept. 7/3 Plastering the players all over with visual and aural maquillage in the form of endlessly changing lights and phonic effects. 1987 R. Pilcher Shell Seekers v. 95 Her make-up was pearly, too, soft and very feminine, unlike the startling maquillage she affected during the day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1892 |
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