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Cosmetic   /kɑzmˈɛtɪk/   Listen
Cosmetic

adjective
1.
Serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose.  Synonyms: decorative, ornamental.  "The buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative"
2.
Serving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body.  Synonym: enhancive.  "Enhansive makeup"
noun
1.
A toiletry designed to beautify the body.



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"Cosmetic" Quotes from Famous Books



... looked closer he saw she had been crying, for even in the midst of honest service Maudie, like many a fine lady before her, could not forego the use of cosmetic. Her cheeks were streaked ...
— The Magnetic North • Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)

... spigots and its basins, its sponges and boxes, its pots and vials and cups; and he counted the brushes by the dozen—brushes hard and soft, brushes for the hair, for the beard, for the hands, and the application of cosmetic to the mustaches and eyebrows. Never had he seen in one collection such a variety of steel and silver instruments, knives, pincers, scissors, and files. "One might think oneself in a chiropodist's, or a dentist's establishment," ...
— Baron Trigault's Vengeance - Volume 2 (of 2) • Emile Gaboriau

... Merciful heavens! Why in the world is everything in our house turned upside down? A long stream of rice-water is flowing down the street. The ground, spotted black where the iron kettle has been rubbed clean, is as lovely as a girl with the beauty-marks of black cosmetic on her face. It smells so good that my hunger seems to blaze up and hurts me more than ever. Has some hidden treasure come to light? or am I hungry enough to think the whole world is made of rice? There surely isn't any breakfast in our house, and I'm starved to ...
— The Little Clay Cart - Mrcchakatika • (Attributed To) King Shudraka

... daughter-in-law was presented to her by her son, she said on embracing her, 'My dear, what have you done to Henry that has bewitched him so!' at the same time allowing a few tears to carry before them, in little pills, the cosmetic powder on her nose; as a delicate but touching signal that she suffered much inwardly for the show of composure with which ...
— Little Dorrit • Charles Dickens

... two tablespoonfuls of bread-crumbs, a teaspoonful of powdered sugar, and salt, pepper, and made mustard to season. [Page 27] Heat in a double-boiler, and just before serving add one-half cupful of whipped or cold cream. (Cow cream, not cosmetic.) ...
— How to Cook Fish • Olive Green


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