make-upn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪkʌp/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪˌkəp/

Forms: Plural 1800s makes-up, 1800s– make-ups.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to make up at make v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1.

Etymology: < to make up at make v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1.

A. n.

I. Senses relating to compensatory action or completion.

†a. Something which makes up for a disappointment, injury, etc.; a compensatory aspect, action, etc. Obsolete in gen. use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > compensation > for loss or damage

recompense1473

assythmentc1540

emends1542

reprise?1577

assything1708

indemnification1732

make-up1817

1817 J. Keats Let. 21 Sept. (1958) I. 163 Failings I am always rather rejoiced to find in a Man than sorry for; for they bring us to a Level—He has them,—but then his makes-up are very good.

?1852 E. C. Gaskell Let. (1966) 855 She is grievously disappointed & so am I at your non-account of the Deane's dance; she says ‘you might have sent it her as a make up for not going’.

1859 W. Chadwick Life De Foe vi. 309 He was taken into diplomatic service by Harley, as a make-up..for his forced neglect of his pamphleteer while confined in Newgate.

b. Replenishment of a substance, amount, or resource so as to bring it up to some required or agreed level, esp. in an industrial process; that which is added to achieve this, spec. water added to a boiler to replace what has evaporated. See also sense B. Cf. to make up 3 at make v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > boiler > [noun] > supply of water or air to

feed-water1862

fan draught1894

make-up1930

1930 Engineering 10 Jan. 56/1 Others..treat the entire boiler feed water, including condensate and make-up, [etc.].

1955 Proc. Internat. Conf. Peaceful Uses Atomic Energy (United Nations) III. 4/2 The inventory is the total of all separated fissile fuel supplied to the reactor or system other than produced internally in the reactor, less the amount assignable to the steady rate of make-up.

1959 Gloss. Terms Work Study (B.S.I.) 29 Make-up, the amount of adjustment in terms of money or time required to bring a worker's earnings up to his guaranteed minimum.

1971 D. Potter Brit. Elizabethan Stamps vi. 71 The ½d stamp was withdrawn from general sale on 30 June 1969. Practically the only use for such an insignificant amount was as a make-up on letters posted in travelling post offices.

1972 R. G. Kazmann Mod. Hydrol. (ed. 2) iv. 133 A 500 megawatt plant will use 500,000 gallons of water an hour for makeup purposes.

1991 Mining Mag. Feb. 89/2 Once wide orebody mining is fully implemented, the monthly tonnage make-up is expected to be 30,000 t from destress mining.

c. North American colloquial. A second examination for a student who has missed or failed the first one. Cf. resit n.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > resit

post-mortem1827

make-up1934

resit1939

retake1976

1934 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Make-up,..Educ. A special examination in which a student may make up for absence or failure at a regular examination. Colloq.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §835/1 Make-up (exam), a second examination to take the place of one omitted or in which a student has failed.

1958 Barnard Coll. Announcement 1958–9 161 Instructors are not required to give make-ups to those absent from previously announced quizzes.

1976 National Observer (U.S.) 13 Mar. 11/2 (advt.) Separate subject courses for 8th grade math, history, English... Excellent for make-up, brush-up or enrichment.

1992 R. M. Davis Mid-lands x. 129 Every job was a test with no make-up.

II. Senses relating to composition and appearance.

2. The manner in which something is made up, put together, or composed; composition, constitution; (sometimes) spec. the character or temperament of a person or animal.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > disposition or character > [noun]

heartOE

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moodOE

i-mindOE

i-cundeOE

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Wesen1854

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mentality1895

mindset1909

psyche1910

where it's (he's, she's) at1967

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > [noun]

shapec1050

composition1382

temperc1400

confectionc1420

temperament1471

frame?1520

compage1550

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formation1774

make-up1821

1821 Examiner 708/1 Some national distinctions in the make-up of French and English minds.

1855 J. M. Smith in F. Douglass My Bondage & my Freedom Introd. p. xxix I asked..whether he thought Mr. Douglass's power inherited from the Negroid, or from what is called the Caucasian side of his make-up.

1864 H. Spencer Illustr. Progress 62 Something in the pattern or make-up of their clothes.

1875 Chicago Tribune 11 Sept. 3/2 Every item of wood, iron, or upholstery which enters into the make-up..of a Pullman sleeper is Selected with Skilled Care.

1891 Field 5 Dec. 865/3 Our Cambridge correspondent describes the practice..and gives the make up of the crews.

1918 Stars & Stripes 15 Mar. 6/5 There will be no changes in the line-up of the Champion White Sox next year... Manager Rowland does not plan any shifts in the makeup of his team.

1928 Morning Post 23 Mar. 15 M. Poincaré..works alone, and has nothing of the people's tribune in his make-up.

1965 G. N. Garmonsway in J. B. Bessinger & R. P. Creed Medieval & Linguistic Stud. 140 He becomes the prototype of the more ruthless type of Germanic hero, with a touch in his make-up of the berserk or ruffian.

1984 J. Archer First among Equals (1985) xxviii. 347 When Roy Jenkins had announced the make-up of his shadow team Andrew was appointed Defence spokesman.

1995 Farmers Weekly 31 Mar. 39/4 He believes aeration may also alter the nitrogen make-up of slurry.

a. colloquial and regional. Something (esp. food) made up from odds and ends.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > dish of many ingredients > [noun]

rapé1381

jussel?c1390

hodgepotc1430

composta1475

olla1535

olla podrida1590

gallimaufry1591

pot-pourri1611

hodge-podge1622

olio1642

potrido1651

salmagundi1674

oil1706

Solomon-gundy1752

chow-chow1795

powsowdie1816

make-up1841

poor do1870

scramble1893

mulligan1898

pot mess1914

chow1926

katogo1940

panaché1961

1841 Bentley's Misc. May 457 She..could decide without entering the house..when there was a ‘hash’ or a ‘make up’.

1877 J. M. Neilson Poems 48 The treacle mak'-up on the candyman's stand.

1924 ‘L. Malet’ Dogs of Want v. 129 The sort of refreshments caterers supply at a public entertainment like this—left-overs and make-ups, from the local restaurants.

b. A made-up story; an invention, a fiction. Also (Irish English (northern)): a lie.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > [noun] > an invention, fiction, story

fablec1300

fantasy1362

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flam1632

gun1720

novel1764

fabrication1790

fudge1797

gag1805

myth1840

make-up1844

concoction1885

fictionalization1954

1844 A. Smith Adventures Mr. Ledbury III. xiv. 184 The whole story is one of the most singular make-ups that ever attained universal credence.

1877 C. H. Spurgeon Serm. XXIII. 101 Have you undergone a great transformation? The necessity for it is no make-up of mine, remember.

1885 G. B. Shaw in Time Mar. 327 He came..to try and show that the blessed miracle was a make-up.

1947 N. Marsh Final Curtain xv. 238 I'm quite sure it's all a make-up. They think it's true.

1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 215/2 Make up, a lie, an invented story.

a. Originally Theatre slang. The action or process of making up with cosmetics, etc.; the work involved in doing this; (also) an instance or occasion of making up.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun]

make-up1846

making-up1869

maquillage1892

1846 W. Robson Old Play-goer viii. 177 Grimaldi had scarcely less make-up of face than Munden had.

1858 G. Arnold tr. W. Frikell Sociable 135 The necessary make-up of this gentleman may at first dishearten amateur managers.

1880 J. K. Angus Amateur Acting 135 What, in theatrical parlance, is called the ‘make-up’. This has reference to the alteration made to the appearance of the face, so as to indicate youth, age, or character.

1922 J. Erskine Coll. Poems 120 If this world be a stage, what hours we give To tedious make-up in the tiring-room.

1930 Punch 8 Jan. 47/2 One ‘make-up’ each morning, says Popkin, is plenty.

1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 20/2 It is a good idea to have also a magnifying mirror for shaving or make-up.

1978 G. Greene Human Factor v. iii. 289 Perhaps you will no longer be Mr Partridge, another make-up in the car, another passport.

b. An appearance of face, dress, etc., adopted for a theatrical performance or other public appearance.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [noun] > assumed appearance

make-up1852

1852 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 29 June (1954) II. 40 They came..with..Madame Mohl, whose make-up was certainly extraordinary, but I suppose she is a superior woman.

1862 C. Dickens Let. 16 Mar. (1998) X. 53 Add to this, a perfectly picturesque and romantic ‘make up’,..and you have the leading virtues of the impersonation.

1872 Punch 19 Oct. 163/1 His make-up was admirable, his playing of the first and last act well-nigh faultless.

1882 W. Besant Revolt of Man iii. 61 In her make-up she studiously affected..the vigour and strength of middle life.

1899 Harper's Weekly 23 Dec. 1297 ‘They tell me you've been on the stage, my man.’ ‘Yes sir,’ said I... ‘Understand all about make-ups?’ said he. ‘Yes, sir. All there is to know,’ said I.

1957 V. J. Kehoe Technique Film & Television Make-up vii. 86 Facial lining for old age and other character make-ups should not look like ‘hen scratchings’.

c. colloquial. Style of dress; get-up. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun]

wearing?c1225

guisec1275

attire1382

habita1420

shapea1425

trick1542

fashion1544

trim1579

suit shape1598

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toilet1752

macaroni dressa1777

turn-out1812

style1814

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get-up1842

rig1843

feather1854

model1859

make-up1883

1883 Daily News 6 Sept. 2/2 The mongrel cross-country make-up indulged in for the Spa promenade.

1918 Stars & Stripes 22 Feb. 3/1 Have your post card photos of yourself taken before you sail. You can borrow the makeup—tin hat, gas masks and all the rest—from the guy in your regiment who's had them issued to him.

d. concrete. Cosmetics, theatrical paint, etc., as used in making up the face, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > make-up

make-up1886

grease-paint1888

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun] > preparations for the skin or complexion

paste?a1425

pomatum1562

reparation1579

pomade1598

lustrification1631

butter?1762

war-paint1869

toiletry1917

face1923

make-up1932

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

slap1860

make-up1932

Polyfilla1956

mattifier1996

1886 All Year Round 28 Aug. 78 The whole tribe of Cosmetics, curtly designated in theatrical parlance as ‘make-up’.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Jan. 2/1 I..asked for a towel and soap to wash my make-up off.

1932 ‘N. Shute’ Lonely Road vii. 135 She had made herself look quieter than before. It may have been that she had less make-up on.

1959 J. Braine Vodi xxi. 229 Her mother would..put on a little makeup. The lipstick and rouge seemed to give the large face..not less but more dignity.

1971 Petticoat 17 July 2/2 Why do girls spend pounds on clothes, makeup and hairdos?

1992 M. Blonsky Amer. Mythologies (1993) xii. 298 Koppel, having put on his makeup and his earpiece,..goes into the greenroom to greet Savimbi, who is waiting to go on camera.

e. colloquial. In a television studio, on a film set, etc.: the place where performers, etc., are made up; (the work of) the people who make up performers, etc.; (also) the act or process of being made up for performance.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > other parts of theatre > [noun] > make-up room

make-up1960

1960 Guardian 5 May 9/4 I..lost no time phoning Groucho, who was ‘in make-up’.

1967 M. Shulman Kill 3 iii. viii. 146 ‘She's been to make up?’ ‘Only a bit of powder. We thought the wan look was best.’

1972 New Statesman 28 Apr. 554/3 There are still important women in BBC TV. They have four of the top 70 jobs, to do with planning, education and children's programmes. And Head of Make-up, of course.

1981 D. Wilcox & E. Rantzen Kill Chocolate Biscuit iv. 77 He arrived at the BBC to do a ‘special’ and spent a great deal of time in make-up.

a. Printing. The process of organizing text and other matter into pages; matter so made up; (preparation of) the layout of a page. Also: an editor's selection of articles to form a number of a periodical.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > preparatory processes > composing > [noun] > arrangement into columns or pages

make-up1852

1852 F. E. Smedley Lewis Arundel xv That is the ‘make-up’, as we call it, of the third and fourth sheets of the Magazine.

1899 Daily News 23 May 10/5 Compositor (Society) seeks situation. All-round jobbing, posters, make up, etc.

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 17 Dec. 1020/4 The ‘make-up’ of each page must be designed as an artistic whole.

1942 H. L. Mencken Diary 9 Oct. (1989) 218 Swanson has been trying to reform the woman's page of the evening paper... He has three young women at work on it... They are at their worst when it comes to make up.

1987 Graphics World Nov.–Dec. 57/1 For page make-up, there is PageMaker (ideal for fairly simple work).

b. The adding up and balancing of accounts at the end of a certain period. Cf. to make up 7 at make v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > [noun] > balancing of accounts

balance1588

rescounter1622

balancing1668

making-up1847

bank reconciliation1898

make-up1952

1952 Economist 21 June 839 Electricity repayments by B.E.A. completed by the date of the May make-up.

1975 Guardian 20 Jan. 12/2 On the latest make-up date, the banks' acquisitions of interest-bearing liabilities were..higher.

†III. Senses relating to resolution or settlement.

6. A reconciliation. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > reconciliation

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Versöhnung1976

1833 C. Lamb Let. 29 Nov. (1935) III. 390 You..will have many a quarrel and many a make-up.

B. adj. (attributive).

Designating something which serves to make up a required amount or whole, esp. in an industrial process; supplementary. Cf. to make up 3 at make v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > [adjective] > making complete > by supplying what is wanting

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suppl.1800

supplementing1851

make-up1885

add-on1955

1885 G. B. Shaw Let. 9 Mar. (1965) I. 123 You say you do not pay considerable sums for ‘make-up matter’.

1906 Engineering 21 Dec. 834/2 In this combined grease-eliminator and make-up-water-softener there is, we understand, very little matter precipitated.

1913 C. F. Hirshfeld & W. N. Barnard Elem. Heat-Power Engin. ccccvii. 683 An equal weight of make-up water must be constantly added to the supply of cooling water.

1957 D. T. Clark & B. A. Gottfried Dict. Business & Finance 220/2 Make-up wages, a sum paid to an employee on piece-work rates, representing the difference between actual piece-work earnings and guaranteed earnings.

1963 R. R. A. Higham Handbk. Papermaking v. 98 The reactive chemicals consist of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulphide, which are in a mixture with make-up chemical.

1974 N.Y. Times 10 Nov. 112/3 Bd prefers to keep calendar intact in order to avoid paying strikers salaries for make-up time.

1992 Pract. Householder Nov. 61/1 From this piece, cut the two small make-up pieces that fit either side of the drawer front.

1992 D. M. Muir Dust & Fume Control (rev. ed.) ix. 67 Large quantities of make-up water can be needed to compensate for evaporation losses.

Compounds

C1. Compounds of the noun.

a. General attributive.

(a) (In sense A. 3a.)

make-up dinner n. (regional).

ΚΠ

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 6 A make-up dinner, a dinner composed of scraps and remnants.

(b) (In sense A. 4.)

make-up artist n.

ΚΠ

1938 Life 6 June 35/1 In the flesh, they are as handsome as most movie actresses and actors but lack the services of movie make-up artists.

1968 Films in Rev. Dec. 626/2 The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees..has locals for motion picture costumers; make-up artist and hair stylists [etc.].

1989 Bella 29 Apr. 50/1 There's been a big expansion in the business of the make-up artist. Most photographic models used to do their own make-up but now..professionals are used.

1999 Daily Tel. 10 May 13/3 Make-up artists love the creamy, easy-to-blend foundation sticks and professional make-up brushes.

make-up bag n.

ΚΠ

1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 21 Oct. h1 I just carry my big makeup bag, shout ‘Mannequin, mannequin’, and slip by the guards.

1986 D. Madden Hidden Symptoms (1988) 57 She then gathered together all the little bottles and tubes and replaced them in their small corduroy make-up bag.

make-up box n.

ΚΠ

1885 J. K. Jerome On Stage 93 A ‘make-up’ box, a dressing-case, writing-case, etc., etc., made a pretty big pile.

1970 J. Didion Play it as it Lays (1971) 7 The letter is still in my makeup box.

make-up case n.

ΚΠ

1975 N. Luard Robespierre Serial vi. 53 She picked up her sweater and make-up case and climbed out of the Ford.

make-up girl n.

ΚΠ

1957 Times 28 Aug. (Radio & T.V. Suppl.) p. xix/2 Ordeal by Television..under the impersonal inspection of..camera-men, make-up girls.

1993 C. Anderson Spice of Life (BNC) She was accosted by a make-up girl who fluffed about with powder and asked her about eye make-up.

make-up kit n.

ΚΠ

1955 A. Huxley Genius & Goddess 51 Ruth..squandered a year's accumulated savings on a make-up kit and a bottle of cheap perfume.

make-up mirror n.

ΚΠ

1964 Harper's Bazaar Nov. 99 The make-up mirror..in black opaline and ormolu, £27.

1985 J. Irving Cider House Rules iv. 125 She kept a cracked makeup mirror on a chopping block at the crowded corner of a kitchen counter.

make-up room n.

ΚΠ

1900 Daily News 15 Nov. 6/1 Some curious illustrations are derived from the ‘make-up room’.

1982 R. Sheppard & M. Valpy National Deal xiii. 264 Cubby-holes in the back corridors turned into make-up rooms and mini-studios.

make-up tray n.

ΚΠ

1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Oct. 3/1 On it are placed candles, a looking-glass, a ‘make-up’ tray [etc.].

(c) (In sense A. 5.)

make-up copy n.

ΚΠ

1960 G. A. Glaister Gloss. Bk. 249/1 Make-up copy, i.e., a set of folded sheets and plates put in the correct order as a pattern.

make-up editor n.

ΚΠ

1903 J. Ralph Making of Journalist xiii. 153 Around the walls are the desks..that of the night or ‘make-up’ editor, and that of the managing editor.

1972 H. Evans Editing & Design: Newsman's Eng. i. 8 In the composing room..an editorial man watches... He may be called a production editor, a make-up editor or a stone sub or stone editor.

make-up hand n.

ΚΠ

1949 R. Hostettler et al. Techn. Terms Printing Industry 122/2 Make-up hand.

make-up man n. (a) a man who applies theatrical make-up; (b) Printing a man skilled at make-up (sense A. 5).

ΚΠ

1896 Living Topics Mag. (N.Y.) Jan. 105 The best stage manager in England, as well as the best make-up man and character delineator.

1922 S. A. Cuneo From Printer to President 43 It was necessary for the owner to be a typesetter, a make-up man, a press feeder, in fact an all 'round printer.

1946 Liberty 25 May 75/2 He goes right to his dressing room, where his pal Webb Overlander, Yale man turned makeup man, is heating up another pot of coffee on a hot plate.

1969 Listener 13 Nov. 669/1 In a scene where Genevieve Page is producing the required tears with frightening realism, Wilder instructs the make-up man to add to them.

1991 M. Munn Hollywood Rogues (BNC) 70 Young looked at Burton on the set and said to the make-up man, ‘You've done a great job.’

C2. Compounds of the adjective.

make-up bed n. a bed that can be set up temporarily.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > makeshift bed

shakedown1754

pallet1839

make-up bed1911

1911 A. Bennett Hilda Lessways iv. i. 276 I quite forgot about the make-up bed for Florrie.

make-up game n. Baseball a game previously postponed which is played to complete the number of scheduled league matches; cf. sense B.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > game > types of game

shut-out1889

scrub1892

no-hitter1907

slug-fest1916

runathon1932

perfecto1948

laugher1961

make-up game1976

1976 Laurel (Montana) Outlook 30 June 18/1 A make-up game was played with the Owl Cafe scoring 9 and Terry's Texaco, 4.

1986 Toronto Star 28 May e2/5 Bridge has played a dozen club matches in 30 days because of makeup games squeezed between regular-season weekend matches.

1992 B. Geist Little League Confid. xv. 143 Perhaps they smelled blood in the water in our makeup game with Yo Norb's Stool Concepts squad.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	make-up
释义	make-upn.adj. Brit. /ˈmeɪkʌp/, U.S. /ˈmeɪˌkəp/ Forms: Plural 1800s makes-up, 1800s– make-ups. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to make up at make v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1. Etymology: < to make up at make v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1. A. n. I. Senses relating to compensatory action or completion. 1. †a. Something which makes up for a disappointment, injury, etc.; a compensatory aspect, action, etc. Obsolete in gen. use. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun] > compensation > for loss or damage recompense1473 assythmentc1540 emends1542 reprise?1577 assything1708 indemnification1732 make-up1817 1817 J. Keats Let. 21 Sept. (1958) I. 163 Failings I am always rather rejoiced to find in a Man than sorry for; for they bring us to a Level—He has them,—but then his makes-up are very good. ?1852 E. C. Gaskell Let. (1966) 855 She is grievously disappointed & so am I at your non-account of the Deane's dance; she says ‘you might have sent it her as a make up for not going’. 1859 W. Chadwick Life De Foe vi. 309 He was taken into diplomatic service by Harley, as a make-up..for his forced neglect of his pamphleteer while confined in Newgate. b. Replenishment of a substance, amount, or resource so as to bring it up to some required or agreed level, esp. in an industrial process; that which is added to achieve this, spec. water added to a boiler to replace what has evaporated. See also sense B. Cf. to make up 3 at make v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > boiler > [noun] > supply of water or air to feed-water1862 fan draught1894 make-up1930 1930 Engineering 10 Jan. 56/1 Others..treat the entire boiler feed water, including condensate and make-up, [etc.]. 1955 Proc. Internat. Conf. Peaceful Uses Atomic Energy (United Nations) III. 4/2 The inventory is the total of all separated fissile fuel supplied to the reactor or system other than produced internally in the reactor, less the amount assignable to the steady rate of make-up. 1959 Gloss. Terms Work Study (B.S.I.) 29 Make-up, the amount of adjustment in terms of money or time required to bring a worker's earnings up to his guaranteed minimum. 1971 D. Potter Brit. Elizabethan Stamps vi. 71 The ½d stamp was withdrawn from general sale on 30 June 1969. Practically the only use for such an insignificant amount was as a make-up on letters posted in travelling post offices. 1972 R. G. Kazmann Mod. Hydrol. (ed. 2) iv. 133 A 500 megawatt plant will use 500,000 gallons of water an hour for makeup purposes. 1991 Mining Mag. Feb. 89/2 Once wide orebody mining is fully implemented, the monthly tonnage make-up is expected to be 30,000 t from destress mining. c. North American colloquial. A second examination for a student who has missed or failed the first one. Cf. resit n. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > resit post-mortem1827 make-up1934 resit1939 retake1976 1934 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Make-up,..Educ. A special examination in which a student may make up for absence or failure at a regular examination. Colloq. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §835/1 Make-up (exam), a second examination to take the place of one omitted or in which a student has failed. 1958 Barnard Coll. Announcement 1958–9 161 Instructors are not required to give make-ups to those absent from previously announced quizzes. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 13 Mar. 11/2 (advt.) Separate subject courses for 8th grade math, history, English... Excellent for make-up, brush-up or enrichment. 1992 R. M. Davis Mid-lands x. 129 Every job was a test with no make-up. II. Senses relating to composition and appearance. 2. The manner in which something is made up, put together, or composed; composition, constitution; (sometimes) spec. the character or temperament of a person or animal. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > disposition or character > [noun] heartOE erda1000 moodOE i-mindOE i-cundeOE costc1175 lundc1175 evena1200 kinda1225 custc1275 couragec1300 the manner ofc1300 qualityc1300 talentc1330 attemperancec1374 complexionc1386 dispositiona1387 propertyc1390 naturea1393 assay1393 inclinationa1398 gentlenessa1400 proprietya1400 habitudec1400 makingc1400 conditionc1405 habitc1405 conceitc1425 affecta1460 ingeny1477 engine1488 stomach?1510 mind?a1513 ingine1533 affection1534 vein1536 humour?1563 natural1564 facultyc1565 concept1566 frame1567 temperature1583 geniusa1586 bent1587 constitution1589 composition1597 character1600 tune1600 qualification1602 infusion1604 spirits1604 dispose1609 selfness1611 disposure1613 composurea1616 racea1616 tempera1616 crasisc1616 directiona1639 grain1641 turn1647 complexure1648 genie1653 make1674 personality1710 tonea1751 bearing1795 liver1800 make-up1821 temperament1821 naturalness1850 selfhood1854 Wesen1854 naturel1856 sit1857 fibre1864 character structure1873 mentality1895 mindset1909 psyche1910 where it's (he's, she's) at1967 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > [noun] shapec1050 composition1382 temperc1400 confectionc1420 temperament1471 frame?1520 compage1550 architecture1590 compacture1590 structure?1591 fabricaturec1600 constitution1601 membrature1606 composture1614 compositure1625 contexturea1639 composure1639 economy1644 fabric1644 conformation1646 composier1648 constructurea1652 compages1660 mechanism1662 compound1671 construction1707 componency1750 formation1774 make-up1821 1821 Examiner 708/1 Some national distinctions in the make-up of French and English minds. 1855 J. M. Smith in F. Douglass My Bondage & my Freedom Introd. p. xxix I asked..whether he thought Mr. Douglass's power inherited from the Negroid, or from what is called the Caucasian side of his make-up. 1864 H. Spencer Illustr. Progress 62 Something in the pattern or make-up of their clothes. 1875 Chicago Tribune 11 Sept. 3/2 Every item of wood, iron, or upholstery which enters into the make-up..of a Pullman sleeper is Selected with Skilled Care. 1891 Field 5 Dec. 865/3 Our Cambridge correspondent describes the practice..and gives the make up of the crews. 1918 Stars & Stripes 15 Mar. 6/5 There will be no changes in the line-up of the Champion White Sox next year... Manager Rowland does not plan any shifts in the makeup of his team. 1928 Morning Post 23 Mar. 15 M. Poincaré..works alone, and has nothing of the people's tribune in his make-up. 1965 G. N. Garmonsway in J. B. Bessinger & R. P. Creed Medieval & Linguistic Stud. 140 He becomes the prototype of the more ruthless type of Germanic hero, with a touch in his make-up of the berserk or ruffian. 1984 J. Archer First among Equals (1985) xxviii. 347 When Roy Jenkins had announced the make-up of his shadow team Andrew was appointed Defence spokesman. 1995 Farmers Weekly 31 Mar. 39/4 He believes aeration may also alter the nitrogen make-up of slurry. 3. a. colloquial and regional. Something (esp. food) made up from odds and ends. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > dish of many ingredients > [noun] rapé1381 jussel?c1390 hodgepotc1430 composta1475 olla1535 olla podrida1590 gallimaufry1591 pot-pourri1611 hodge-podge1622 olio1642 potrido1651 salmagundi1674 oil1706 Solomon-gundy1752 chow-chow1795 powsowdie1816 make-up1841 poor do1870 scramble1893 mulligan1898 pot mess1914 chow1926 katogo1940 panaché1961 1841 Bentley's Misc. May 457 She..could decide without entering the house..when there was a ‘hash’ or a ‘make up’. 1877 J. M. Neilson Poems 48 The treacle mak'-up on the candyman's stand. 1924 ‘L. Malet’ Dogs of Want v. 129 The sort of refreshments caterers supply at a public entertainment like this—left-overs and make-ups, from the local restaurants. b. A made-up story; an invention, a fiction. Also (Irish English (northern)): a lie. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > [noun] > an invention, fiction, story fablec1300 fantasy1362 feigning1388 invention?a1513 story?1531 finctionc1540 figment1577 fingure1593 fiction1599 knavigation1613 flam1632 gun1720 novel1764 fabrication1790 fudge1797 gag1805 myth1840 make-up1844 concoction1885 fictionalization1954 1844 A. Smith Adventures Mr. Ledbury III. xiv. 184 The whole story is one of the most singular make-ups that ever attained universal credence. 1877 C. H. Spurgeon Serm. XXIII. 101 Have you undergone a great transformation? The necessity for it is no make-up of mine, remember. 1885 G. B. Shaw in Time Mar. 327 He came..to try and show that the blessed miracle was a make-up. 1947 N. Marsh Final Curtain xv. 238 I'm quite sure it's all a make-up. They think it's true. 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 215/2 Make up, a lie, an invented story. 4. a. Originally Theatre slang. The action or process of making up with cosmetics, etc.; the work involved in doing this; (also) an instance or occasion of making up. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun] make-up1846 making-up1869 maquillage1892 1846 W. Robson Old Play-goer viii. 177 Grimaldi had scarcely less make-up of face than Munden had. 1858 G. Arnold tr. W. Frikell Sociable 135 The necessary make-up of this gentleman may at first dishearten amateur managers. 1880 J. K. Angus Amateur Acting 135 What, in theatrical parlance, is called the ‘make-up’. This has reference to the alteration made to the appearance of the face, so as to indicate youth, age, or character. 1922 J. Erskine Coll. Poems 120 If this world be a stage, what hours we give To tedious make-up in the tiring-room. 1930 Punch 8 Jan. 47/2 One ‘make-up’ each morning, says Popkin, is plenty. 1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 20/2 It is a good idea to have also a magnifying mirror for shaving or make-up. 1978 G. Greene Human Factor v. iii. 289 Perhaps you will no longer be Mr Partridge, another make-up in the car, another passport. b. An appearance of face, dress, etc., adopted for a theatrical performance or other public appearance. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [noun] > assumed appearance make-up1852 1852 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 29 June (1954) II. 40 They came..with..Madame Mohl, whose make-up was certainly extraordinary, but I suppose she is a superior woman. 1862 C. Dickens Let. 16 Mar. (1998) X. 53 Add to this, a perfectly picturesque and romantic ‘make up’,..and you have the leading virtues of the impersonation. 1872 Punch 19 Oct. 163/1 His make-up was admirable, his playing of the first and last act well-nigh faultless. 1882 W. Besant Revolt of Man iii. 61 In her make-up she studiously affected..the vigour and strength of middle life. 1899 Harper's Weekly 23 Dec. 1297 ‘They tell me you've been on the stage, my man.’ ‘Yes sir,’ said I... ‘Understand all about make-ups?’ said he. ‘Yes, sir. All there is to know,’ said I. 1957 V. J. Kehoe Technique Film & Television Make-up vii. 86 Facial lining for old age and other character make-ups should not look like ‘hen scratchings’. c. colloquial. Style of dress; get-up. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] wearing?c1225 guisec1275 attire1382 habita1420 shapea1425 trick1542 fashion1544 trim1579 suit shape1598 garb1608 form1664 toilet1752 macaroni dressa1777 turn-out1812 style1814 set-out1834 get-up1842 rig1843 feather1854 model1859 make-up1883 1883 Daily News 6 Sept. 2/2 The mongrel cross-country make-up indulged in for the Spa promenade. 1918 Stars & Stripes 22 Feb. 3/1 Have your post card photos of yourself taken before you sail. You can borrow the makeup—tin hat, gas masks and all the rest—from the guy in your regiment who's had them issued to him. d. concrete. Cosmetics, theatrical paint, etc., as used in making up the face, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > make-up make-up1886 grease-paint1888 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > [noun] > preparations for the skin or complexion paste?a1425 pomatum1562 reparation1579 pomade1598 lustrification1631 butter?1762 war-paint1869 toiletry1917 face1923 make-up1932 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the face > [noun] > cosmetics for the face slap1860 make-up1932 Polyfilla1956 mattifier1996 1886 All Year Round 28 Aug. 78 The whole tribe of Cosmetics, curtly designated in theatrical parlance as ‘make-up’. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Jan. 2/1 I..asked for a towel and soap to wash my make-up off. 1932 ‘N. Shute’ Lonely Road vii. 135 She had made herself look quieter than before. It may have been that she had less make-up on. 1959 J. Braine Vodi xxi. 229 Her mother would..put on a little makeup. The lipstick and rouge seemed to give the large face..not less but more dignity. 1971 Petticoat 17 July 2/2 Why do girls spend pounds on clothes, makeup and hairdos? 1992 M. Blonsky Amer. Mythologies (1993) xii. 298 Koppel, having put on his makeup and his earpiece,..goes into the greenroom to greet Savimbi, who is waiting to go on camera. e. colloquial. In a television studio, on a film set, etc.: the place where performers, etc., are made up; (the work of) the people who make up performers, etc.; (also) the act or process of being made up for performance. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > other parts of theatre > [noun] > make-up room make-up1960 1960 Guardian 5 May 9/4 I..lost no time phoning Groucho, who was ‘in make-up’. 1967 M. Shulman Kill 3 iii. viii. 146 ‘She's been to make up?’ ‘Only a bit of powder. We thought the wan look was best.’ 1972 New Statesman 28 Apr. 554/3 There are still important women in BBC TV. They have four of the top 70 jobs, to do with planning, education and children's programmes. And Head of Make-up, of course. 1981 D. Wilcox & E. Rantzen Kill Chocolate Biscuit iv. 77 He arrived at the BBC to do a ‘special’ and spent a great deal of time in make-up. 5. a. Printing. The process of organizing text and other matter into pages; matter so made up; (preparation of) the layout of a page. Also: an editor's selection of articles to form a number of a periodical. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > preparatory processes > composing > [noun] > arrangement into columns or pages make-up1852 1852 F. E. Smedley Lewis Arundel xv That is the ‘make-up’, as we call it, of the third and fourth sheets of the Magazine. 1899 Daily News 23 May 10/5 Compositor (Society) seeks situation. All-round jobbing, posters, make up, etc. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 17 Dec. 1020/4 The ‘make-up’ of each page must be designed as an artistic whole. 1942 H. L. Mencken Diary 9 Oct. (1989) 218 Swanson has been trying to reform the woman's page of the evening paper... He has three young women at work on it... They are at their worst when it comes to make up. 1987 Graphics World Nov.–Dec. 57/1 For page make-up, there is PageMaker (ideal for fairly simple work). b. The adding up and balancing of accounts at the end of a certain period. Cf. to make up 7 at make v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > [noun] > balancing of accounts balance1588 rescounter1622 balancing1668 making-up1847 bank reconciliation1898 make-up1952 1952 Economist 21 June 839 Electricity repayments by B.E.A. completed by the date of the May make-up. 1975 Guardian 20 Jan. 12/2 On the latest make-up date, the banks' acquisitions of interest-bearing liabilities were..higher. †III. Senses relating to resolution or settlement. 6. A reconciliation. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > reconciliation saughtnessc1000 accordc1275 saughtelinga1300 saughtlinessa1300 cordementc1320 accordmentc1330 reconcilinga1382 reconciliationa1398 cordinga1400 saughtinga1400 reparationc1450 reconcilementc1475 recounsellinga1500 atonement1513 making-upa1525 recorda1540 atone1595 atonemaking1611 reconciliage1626 redintegration1631 reintegration1656 according1709 make-up1833 Versöhnung1976 1833 C. Lamb Let. 29 Nov. (1935) III. 390 You..will have many a quarrel and many a make-up. B. adj. (attributive). Designating something which serves to make up a required amount or whole, esp. in an industrial process; supplementary. Cf. to make up 3 at make v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > [adjective] > making complete > by supplying what is wanting supplemental1605 supplianta1616 suppletorya1631 suppletive1633 expletive1652 eking1653 supplementary1667 makeweight1701 suppl.1800 supplementing1851 make-up1885 add-on1955 1885 G. B. Shaw Let. 9 Mar. (1965) I. 123 You say you do not pay considerable sums for ‘make-up matter’. 1906 Engineering 21 Dec. 834/2 In this combined grease-eliminator and make-up-water-softener there is, we understand, very little matter precipitated. 1913 C. F. Hirshfeld & W. N. Barnard Elem. Heat-Power Engin. ccccvii. 683 An equal weight of make-up water must be constantly added to the supply of cooling water. 1957 D. T. Clark & B. A. Gottfried Dict. Business & Finance 220/2 Make-up wages, a sum paid to an employee on piece-work rates, representing the difference between actual piece-work earnings and guaranteed earnings. 1963 R. R. A. Higham Handbk. Papermaking v. 98 The reactive chemicals consist of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulphide, which are in a mixture with make-up chemical. 1974 N.Y. Times 10 Nov. 112/3 Bd prefers to keep calendar intact in order to avoid paying strikers salaries for make-up time. 1992 Pract. Householder Nov. 61/1 From this piece, cut the two small make-up pieces that fit either side of the drawer front. 1992 D. M. Muir Dust & Fume Control (rev. ed.) ix. 67 Large quantities of make-up water can be needed to compensate for evaporation losses. Compounds C1. Compounds of the noun. a. General attributive. (a) (In sense A. 3a.) make-up dinner n. (regional). ΚΠ 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 6 A make-up dinner, a dinner composed of scraps and remnants. (b) (In sense A. 4.) make-up artist n. ΚΠ 1938 Life 6 June 35/1 In the flesh, they are as handsome as most movie actresses and actors but lack the services of movie make-up artists. 1968 Films in Rev. Dec. 626/2 The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees..has locals for motion picture costumers; make-up artist and hair stylists [etc.]. 1989 Bella 29 Apr. 50/1 There's been a big expansion in the business of the make-up artist. Most photographic models used to do their own make-up but now..professionals are used. 1999 Daily Tel. 10 May 13/3 Make-up artists love the creamy, easy-to-blend foundation sticks and professional make-up brushes. make-up bag n. ΚΠ 1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 21 Oct. h1 I just carry my big makeup bag, shout ‘Mannequin, mannequin’, and slip by the guards. 1986 D. Madden Hidden Symptoms (1988) 57 She then gathered together all the little bottles and tubes and replaced them in their small corduroy make-up bag. make-up box n. ΚΠ 1885 J. K. Jerome On Stage 93 A ‘make-up’ box, a dressing-case, writing-case, etc., etc., made a pretty big pile. 1970 J. Didion Play it as it Lays (1971) 7 The letter is still in my makeup box. make-up case n. ΚΠ 1975 N. Luard Robespierre Serial vi. 53 She picked up her sweater and make-up case and climbed out of the Ford. make-up girl n. ΚΠ 1957 Times 28 Aug. (Radio & T.V. Suppl.) p. xix/2 Ordeal by Television..under the impersonal inspection of..camera-men, make-up girls. 1993 C. Anderson Spice of Life (BNC) She was accosted by a make-up girl who fluffed about with powder and asked her about eye make-up. make-up kit n. ΚΠ 1955 A. Huxley Genius & Goddess 51 Ruth..squandered a year's accumulated savings on a make-up kit and a bottle of cheap perfume. make-up mirror n. ΚΠ 1964 Harper's Bazaar Nov. 99 The make-up mirror..in black opaline and ormolu, £27. 1985 J. Irving Cider House Rules iv. 125 She kept a cracked makeup mirror on a chopping block at the crowded corner of a kitchen counter. make-up room n. ΚΠ 1900 Daily News 15 Nov. 6/1 Some curious illustrations are derived from the ‘make-up room’. 1982 R. Sheppard & M. Valpy National Deal xiii. 264 Cubby-holes in the back corridors turned into make-up rooms and mini-studios. make-up tray n. ΚΠ 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Oct. 3/1 On it are placed candles, a looking-glass, a ‘make-up’ tray [etc.]. (c) (In sense A. 5.) make-up copy n. ΚΠ 1960 G. A. Glaister Gloss. Bk. 249/1 Make-up copy, i.e., a set of folded sheets and plates put in the correct order as a pattern. make-up editor n. ΚΠ 1903 J. Ralph Making of Journalist xiii. 153 Around the walls are the desks..that of the night or ‘make-up’ editor, and that of the managing editor. 1972 H. Evans Editing & Design: Newsman's Eng. i. 8 In the composing room..an editorial man watches... He may be called a production editor, a make-up editor or a stone sub or stone editor. make-up hand n. ΚΠ 1949 R. Hostettler et al. Techn. Terms Printing Industry 122/2 Make-up hand. b. make-up man n. (a) a man who applies theatrical make-up; (b) Printing a man skilled at make-up (sense A. 5). ΚΠ 1896 Living Topics Mag. (N.Y.) Jan. 105 The best stage manager in England, as well as the best make-up man and character delineator. 1922 S. A. Cuneo From Printer to President 43 It was necessary for the owner to be a typesetter, a make-up man, a press feeder, in fact an all 'round printer. 1946 Liberty 25 May 75/2 He goes right to his dressing room, where his pal Webb Overlander, Yale man turned makeup man, is heating up another pot of coffee on a hot plate. 1969 Listener 13 Nov. 669/1 In a scene where Genevieve Page is producing the required tears with frightening realism, Wilder instructs the make-up man to add to them. 1991 M. Munn Hollywood Rogues (BNC) 70 Young looked at Burton on the set and said to the make-up man, ‘You've done a great job.’ C2. Compounds of the adjective. make-up bed n. a bed that can be set up temporarily. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > makeshift bed shakedown1754 pallet1839 make-up bed1911 1911 A. Bennett Hilda Lessways iv. i. 276 I quite forgot about the make-up bed for Florrie. make-up game n. Baseball a game previously postponed which is played to complete the number of scheduled league matches; cf. sense B. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > game > types of game shut-out1889 scrub1892 no-hitter1907 slug-fest1916 runathon1932 perfecto1948 laugher1961 make-up game1976 1976 Laurel (Montana) Outlook 30 June 18/1 A make-up game was played with the Owl Cafe scoring 9 and Terry's Texaco, 4. 1986 Toronto Star 28 May e2/5 Bridge has played a dozen club matches in 30 days because of makeup games squeezed between regular-season weekend matches. 1992 B. Geist Little League Confid. xv. 143 Perhaps they smelled blood in the water in our makeup game with Yo Norb's Stool Concepts squad. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1817
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