makeup
The origin and history of makeup.
Etymology
Formed from the phrasal verb "make up." The cosmetics sense borrows the idea from French maquillage, "to make up" a face.
The origin and history of makeup.
Formed from the phrasal verb "make up." The cosmetics sense borrows the idea from French maquillage, "to make up" a face.
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