cosmeticadj.n.

Brit.

/kɒzˈmɛtɪk/, U.S.

/kɑzˈmɛdɪk/

Etymology: < Greek κοσμητικός relating to adornment, < κοσμεῖν to arrange, adorn, < κόσμος order, adornment. Compare French cosmétique.

A. adj.

a. Having power to adorn, embellish, or beautify (esp. the complexion); also = cosmetical adj. a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [adjective] > relating to cosmetics

cosmetical1559

cosmetic1650

toiletic1825

1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis Introd. Which damnable portion of cosmetique Art.

1699 S. Garth Dispensary ii. 20 Whilst Iris, his cosmetick Wash, must try, To make her Bloom revive.

1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. iii. vii. 241 When her face is smoothed..by a thousand cosmetic slops and washes.

a1845 T. Hood Progress of Art xii Washed by my cosmetic brush How Beauty's cheek began to blush.

b. Of surgery: improving or modifying the appearance. Of prosthetic devices: re-creating or imitating the normal appearance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > [adjective] > types of surgery generally

minor1825

exploratory1828

plastic1837

electrosurgical1870

Listerian1880

open1894

neurosurgical1918

micro-operative1922

cosmetic1926

microsurgical1927

radiosurgical1928

atraumatic1934

psychosurgical1946

cryosurgical1962

the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > prosthesis or spare part > [adjective] > cosmetic

cosmetic1962

1926 Encycl. Brit. III. 690/1 Cosmetic and plastic surgery, especially of the face, has undergone considerable improvement following our large experience in the war.

1962 Daily Tel. 11 Dec. 9/3 A demonstration was given in London of a ‘cosmetic limb’..a hand and arm that resembles the real thing.

1965 Observer 7 Mar. (Suppl.) 13 His metal alloy legs..are finished with cosmetic shoes.

2. figurative. That affects appearance only, superficial; spec., intended merely to improve appearances.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [adjective] > having or given specious appearance

paintedc1390

daubedc1400

cloakeda1500

fucate1531

fucated1535

coloured1537

flim-flam1577

tinsel1595

varnisheda1616

punkish1616

white-limeda1631

pargeted1645

tinselled1651

vizarded1663

lacquered1687

glossy1698

catchpenny1705

catch-shilling1808

tinselly1811

whitewashed1859

shoddy1882

veneered1884

hollowed-out1890

face-lifted1941

suede shoe1952

cosmetic1955

1955 T. H. Pear Eng. Social Differences iii. 98 Phrases and ‘cosmetic’ modifications of vowels are invented, adopted and discarded.

1969 Guardian 25 July 10/3 Your recent leading article complains of engineers throwing down motorways with insufficient cosmetic treatment.

1970 Harper's Bazaar July 58 Environmental problems are cosmetic, not systemic. Unemployment and inflation, however unpleasant for those immediately involved, are technical faults and certainly nothing to justify any interference with the free price system.

1975 Ottawa Citizen 10 Oct. 14/4 Both sides agreed that a piece of paper these days is simply cosmetic, and that they could trust each other on this question because of the established relationship between both sides.

1977 A. Carter Passion of New Eve ii. 20 These lights cast a cosmetic and indulgent glow over the depredations that took place beneath them.

1984 Daily Tel. 27 Aug. 1/2 The ferry..was back on normal service between Sheerness and Flushing, despite ‘cosmetic’ damage to the bows.

B. n.

1. A preparation intended to beautify the hair, skin, or complexion.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [noun] > things used to beautify

cosmetic1650

equipage1716

monkey-trap1849

accessory1887

beauty product1909

1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis 48 Recommend those Cosmetiques..which preserve hair for the use and intention of Nature.

1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) ii. 148 No better Cosmeticks than a severe Temperance and Purity.

1783 F. Burney Diary 3 Oct. (1842) II. 281 Between her medicines, and the..cosmetics, I shall expect to become stout and beautiful.

1879 ‘E. Garrett’ House by Wks. I. 55 Knowing no cosmetic but cold water.

figurative.1842 H. Rogers Introd. Burke's Wks. I. 25 All the loathsome deformities of guilt disappear under the cosmetics which fortune can apply.

2. The art of adorning or beautifying the body. Also plural (cf. athletics n. 1). [= Greek ἡ κοσμητική.]

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [noun] > the art of cosmetics

cosmetic1605

cosmeticism1821

cosmetology1853

beauty culture1889

beauty therapy1924

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Kk2^v Art of Decoration [of the body]; which is called Cosmetike .

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. iii. 184 Painting and music..counted as..only somewhat more liberal than cookery or cosmetics.

1865 G. Grote Plato II. xxii. 95 Cosmetic, or Ornamental Trickery, is the counterfeit of Gymnastic.

3. One who practises the cosmetic art.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1713 R. Steele in Guardian 25 May 1/2 That you would place your Petitioners at the Head of the Family of Cosmeticks [i.e. barber, perfumer, etc.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

cosmeticv.

Etymology: < cosmetic n. 1: compare to physic.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: cosˈmetic.

transitive. To treat with cosmetics.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify (the person) [verb (transitive)] > treat with cosmetics

cosmeticize1824

cosmetic1897

1897 ‘M. Twain’ More Tramps Abroad xliv. 261 Ladies have to paint it, and powder it, and cosmetic it, and diet it with arsenic.

1934 E. Linklater Magnus Merriman xiii. 158 Faces most carefully cosmeticked were streaked and plain.

1960 C. Ray Merry Eng. 128 How flaccid, nowadays, the English upper lip, and how bluely cosmeticked, even in the daytime, the young girls' upper eyelids.

Derivatives

cosˈmeticked adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [adjective]

well-kempt1327

quainted1484

primped1625

prinky1827

manicured1884

cosmeticked1890

tarted1938

flossied up1943

1890 Temple Bar July 446 Joan and Anne were gorgeously arrayed, roseate-cheeked, cosmeticked.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	cosmetic
释义	cosmeticadj.n. Brit. /kɒzˈmɛtɪk/, U.S. /kɑzˈmɛdɪk/ Etymology: < Greek κοσμητικός relating to adornment, < κοσμεῖν to arrange, adorn, < κόσμος order, adornment. Compare French cosmétique. A. adj. 1. a. Having power to adorn, embellish, or beautify (esp. the complexion); also = cosmetical adj. a. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [adjective] > relating to cosmetics cosmetical1559 cosmetic1650 toiletic1825 1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis Introd. Which damnable portion of cosmetique Art. 1699 S. Garth Dispensary ii. 20 Whilst Iris, his cosmetick Wash, must try, To make her Bloom revive. 1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. iii. vii. 241 When her face is smoothed..by a thousand cosmetic slops and washes. a1845 T. Hood Progress of Art xii Washed by my cosmetic brush How Beauty's cheek began to blush. b. Of surgery: improving or modifying the appearance. Of prosthetic devices: re-creating or imitating the normal appearance. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > [adjective] > types of surgery generally minor1825 exploratory1828 plastic1837 electrosurgical1870 Listerian1880 open1894 neurosurgical1918 micro-operative1922 cosmetic1926 microsurgical1927 radiosurgical1928 atraumatic1934 psychosurgical1946 cryosurgical1962 the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > prosthesis or spare part > [adjective] > cosmetic cosmetic1962 1926 Encycl. Brit. III. 690/1 Cosmetic and plastic surgery, especially of the face, has undergone considerable improvement following our large experience in the war. 1962 Daily Tel. 11 Dec. 9/3 A demonstration was given in London of a ‘cosmetic limb’..a hand and arm that resembles the real thing. 1965 Observer 7 Mar. (Suppl.) 13 His metal alloy legs..are finished with cosmetic shoes. 2. figurative. That affects appearance only, superficial; spec., intended merely to improve appearances. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > [adjective] > having or given specious appearance paintedc1390 daubedc1400 cloakeda1500 fucate1531 fucated1535 coloured1537 flim-flam1577 tinsel1595 varnisheda1616 punkish1616 white-limeda1631 pargeted1645 tinselled1651 vizarded1663 lacquered1687 glossy1698 catchpenny1705 catch-shilling1808 tinselly1811 whitewashed1859 shoddy1882 veneered1884 hollowed-out1890 face-lifted1941 suede shoe1952 cosmetic1955 1955 T. H. Pear Eng. Social Differences iii. 98 Phrases and ‘cosmetic’ modifications of vowels are invented, adopted and discarded. 1969 Guardian 25 July 10/3 Your recent leading article complains of engineers throwing down motorways with insufficient cosmetic treatment. 1970 Harper's Bazaar July 58 Environmental problems are cosmetic, not systemic. Unemployment and inflation, however unpleasant for those immediately involved, are technical faults and certainly nothing to justify any interference with the free price system. 1975 Ottawa Citizen 10 Oct. 14/4 Both sides agreed that a piece of paper these days is simply cosmetic, and that they could trust each other on this question because of the established relationship between both sides. 1977 A. Carter Passion of New Eve ii. 20 These lights cast a cosmetic and indulgent glow over the depredations that took place beneath them. 1984 Daily Tel. 27 Aug. 1/2 The ferry..was back on normal service between Sheerness and Flushing, despite ‘cosmetic’ damage to the bows. B. n. 1. A preparation intended to beautify the hair, skin, or complexion. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [noun] > things used to beautify cosmetic1650 equipage1716 monkey-trap1849 accessory1887 beauty product1909 1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis 48 Recommend those Cosmetiques..which preserve hair for the use and intention of Nature. 1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) ii. 148 No better Cosmeticks than a severe Temperance and Purity. 1783 F. Burney Diary 3 Oct. (1842) II. 281 Between her medicines, and the..cosmetics, I shall expect to become stout and beautiful. 1879 ‘E. Garrett’ House by Wks. I. 55 Knowing no cosmetic but cold water. figurative.1842 H. Rogers Introd. Burke's Wks. I. 25 All the loathsome deformities of guilt disappear under the cosmetics which fortune can apply. 2. The art of adorning or beautifying the body. Also plural (cf. athletics n. 1). [= Greek ἡ κοσμητική.] ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [noun] > the art of cosmetics cosmetic1605 cosmeticism1821 cosmetology1853 beauty culture1889 beauty therapy1924 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Kk2^v Art of Decoration [of the body]; which is called Cosmetike . View more context for this quotation 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. iii. 184 Painting and music..counted as..only somewhat more liberal than cookery or cosmetics. 1865 G. Grote Plato II. xxii. 95 Cosmetic, or Ornamental Trickery, is the counterfeit of Gymnastic. 3. One who practises the cosmetic art.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1713 R. Steele in Guardian 25 May 1/2 That you would place your Petitioners at the Head of the Family of Cosmeticks [i.e. barber, perfumer, etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). cosmeticv. Etymology: < cosmetic n. 1: compare to physic.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: cosˈmetic. transitive. To treat with cosmetics. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify (the person) [verb (transitive)] > treat with cosmetics cosmeticize1824 cosmetic1897 1897 ‘M. Twain’ More Tramps Abroad xliv. 261 Ladies have to paint it, and powder it, and cosmetic it, and diet it with arsenic. 1934 E. Linklater Magnus Merriman xiii. 158 Faces most carefully cosmeticked were streaked and plain. 1960 C. Ray Merry Eng. 128 How flaccid, nowadays, the English upper lip, and how bluely cosmeticked, even in the daytime, the young girls' upper eyelids. Derivatives cosˈmeticked adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [adjective] well-kempt1327 quainted1484 primped1625 prinky1827 manicured1884 cosmeticked1890 tarted1938 flossied up1943 1890 Temple Bar July 446 Joan and Anne were gorgeously arrayed, roseate-cheeked, cosmeticked. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.n.1605v.1890
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