A colouring matter, dye, pigment; spec. a dye used as a cosmetic. Obsolete.

The act or action of applying cosmetics. Also concrete: cosmetics.

esp. as a paint or cosmetic for the skin: often used vaguely.

Paint (esp. white paint) for the face.

Paint or powder for the face. Cf. parget, v. 2b. Obsolete.

Paint or cosmetic for beautifying the skin; a wash or colouring for the face. Frequent in 17th cent. writers. Obsolete.

Cosmetics, make-up; (also) any colouring substance used to decorate the face or body.

White paint, esp. for the face. Obsolete. Cf. blanc, n. 1.

A colouring preparation applied (by women) to ‘give a complexion’ to the face. Obsolete.

A cosmetic preparation used to make the skin look lighter. Now historical.

White paint (esp. for the face). Cf. blanch, n. 1 blanc fixe: sulphate of barium used esp. as an extender in paint.

A cosmetic used to give an artificial colour to the face.