makeovern.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪkəʊvə/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪkoʊvər/

Forms: 1900s– make-over, 1900s– makeover.

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

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

Originally U.S.

A. n.

a. Something (esp. a garment) that has been transformed or refashioned. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > making or fashioning anew > [noun] > product of

refashionment1829

recast1841

rework1906

makeover1925

1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 52/2 Like the first dress, it is an excellent type, either for a new dress or a makeover.

b. A complete transformation or remodelling; esp. a thorough refashioning of a person's appearance by changes to makeup, hair, and wardrobe.

ΘΚΠ

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

tiffing?c1225

hightinga1387

prickinga1425

perching?1578

pranking1580

primpingc1590

sprunkinga1685

prinking1687

smugging1736

titivation1805

beautifying1836

prink1869

dolling1906

makeover1966

1860 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 27 Oct. 214/2 There's Miss Angelica Makeover...Her hair is coarse but by miracles of art and patience she has trained it into waves of beauty.]

1966 Punch 17 Aug. 260/2 The sudden make-over of the Cabinet..did little or nothing to improve Mr. Wilson's standing in Fleet Street.

1969 Hairdo Feb. (title) Make-up make-over for a busy homemaker.

1979 Arizona Daily Star 1 Apr. j1/3 Several home makeovers are featured in House and Garden's March issue.

1990 Catch Feb. 55/1 Do you think she looks better before or after the make-over?

1991 Time 3 June 32/1 The Soviet President began by indirectly asking the West to help him plan an economic makeover.

1999 BBC Gardeners' World Apr. 12/1 When I watch garden designers doing makeovers on television, they end up with amazing works of art with not an item out of place.

B. adj.

Of or relating to a makeover; providing or transformed by a makeover.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > making or fashioning anew > [adjective]

new-dressed1653

remodelled1798

recast1816

rejigged1966

makeover1977

1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 1 Mar. b1 Reports Glamour gaily, ‘the makeover spirit seemed to affect the entire floor’.

1981 Time (Nexis) 30 Nov. 181 [She] frequently enlivens her weekly talk show with her own singing and dancing,..fashion shows or a makeover visit to Elizabeth Arden.

1993 Mother & Baby Feb. 32/1 Six readers..were winners of a makeover competition.., and they all felt in need of a real beauty boost.

1998 R. Newman Manners 190 A makeover ex-pub with a cappuchino machine and wine prices chalked on a blackboard.

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

单词	makeover
释义	makeovern.adj. Brit. /ˈmeɪkəʊvə/, U.S. /ˈmeɪkoʊvər/ Forms: 1900s– make-over, 1900s– makeover. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to make over at make v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1. Etymology: < to make over at make v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1. Originally U.S. A. n. a. Something (esp. a garment) that has been transformed or refashioned. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > making or fashioning anew > [noun] > product of refashionment1829 recast1841 rework1906 makeover1925 1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 52/2 Like the first dress, it is an excellent type, either for a new dress or a makeover. b. A complete transformation or remodelling; esp. a thorough refashioning of a person's appearance by changes to makeup, hair, and wardrobe. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [noun] tiffing?c1225 hightinga1387 prickinga1425 perching?1578 pranking1580 primpingc1590 sprunkinga1685 prinking1687 smugging1736 titivation1805 beautifying1836 prink1869 dolling1906 makeover1966 1860 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 27 Oct. 214/2 There's Miss Angelica Makeover...Her hair is coarse but by miracles of art and patience she has trained it into waves of beauty.] 1966 Punch 17 Aug. 260/2 The sudden make-over of the Cabinet..did little or nothing to improve Mr. Wilson's standing in Fleet Street. 1969 Hairdo Feb. (title) Make-up make-over for a busy homemaker. 1979 Arizona Daily Star 1 Apr. j1/3 Several home makeovers are featured in House and Garden's March issue. 1990 Catch Feb. 55/1 Do you think she looks better before or after the make-over? 1991 Time 3 June 32/1 The Soviet President began by indirectly asking the West to help him plan an economic makeover. 1999 BBC Gardeners' World Apr. 12/1 When I watch garden designers doing makeovers on television, they end up with amazing works of art with not an item out of place. B. adj. Of or relating to a makeover; providing or transformed by a makeover. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > making or fashioning anew > [adjective] new-dressed1653 remodelled1798 recast1816 rejigged1966 makeover1977 1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 1 Mar. b1 Reports Glamour gaily, ‘the makeover spirit seemed to affect the entire floor’. 1981 Time (Nexis) 30 Nov. 181 [She] frequently enlivens her weekly talk show with her own singing and dancing,..fashion shows or a makeover visit to Elizabeth Arden. 1993 Mother & Baby Feb. 32/1 Six readers..were winners of a makeover competition.., and they all felt in need of a real beauty boost. 1998 R. Newman Manners 190 A makeover ex-pub with a cappuchino machine and wine prices chalked on a blackboard. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1925
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