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单词 maquillage
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Definition of maquillage in English:

maquillage

noun ˌmakɪˈjɑːʒˌmɑkiˈ(j)ɑʒ
mass noun
  • Make-up; cosmetics.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Given the extreme, even theatrical way in which maquillage was wielded at the French court, there could be no question of its being intended to appear natural.
    • By now, you should have perfected the art of daytime maquillage - you should have got the message that it is about concealment, camouflage and nature.
    • One shouldn't judge a book by its cover, nor a fashion designer by her coiffure or maquillage.
    • Her eyes gaze placidly out from skilled maquillage, her expression indecipherable.
    • The two shimmer with glitter in torn stockings and outrageous maquillage.
    Synonyms
    cosmetics, greasepaint

Derivatives

  • maquillaged

  • adjective
    • She goes from a pretty, minimally maquillaged twenty-something to a golden-cheeked Renaissance maiden.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I know very little about make-up but luckily my gorgeous assistant Sarah, who is always immaculately coiffed and maquillaged, was able to help me out.
      • Her glittery golden tresses rise around her head and frame her maquillaged face.
      • They arrive, and plant delicate kisses on one another's lightly maquillaged cheeks.
      • Pictured here is not the heavily maquillaged and expertly lit glamazon of Some Like It Hot fame, but a 36-year-old woman dropping her guard—and most of her clothes in the process.

Origin

French, from maquiller 'to make up', from Old French masquiller 'to stain'.

Rhymes

décolletage, découpage, Lesage, paysage, plage, potage, vernissage
 
 

Definition of maquillage in US English:

maquillage

nounˌmɑkiˈ(j)ɑʒˌmäkēˈ(y)äZH
  • Makeup; cosmetics.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Given the extreme, even theatrical way in which maquillage was wielded at the French court, there could be no question of its being intended to appear natural.
    • One shouldn't judge a book by its cover, nor a fashion designer by her coiffure or maquillage.
    • The two shimmer with glitter in torn stockings and outrageous maquillage.
    • Her eyes gaze placidly out from skilled maquillage, her expression indecipherable.
    • By now, you should have perfected the art of daytime maquillage - you should have got the message that it is about concealment, camouflage and nature.
    Synonyms
    cosmetics, greasepaint

Origin

French, from maquiller ‘to make up’, from Old French masquiller ‘to stain’.

 
 
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