maquillage
[ mak-ee-ahzh; French ma-kee-yazh ]
/ ˌmæk iˈɑʒ; French ma kiˈyaʒ /
noun
Origin of maquillage
1890–95; < French, equivalent to
maquill(er) to apply makeup (orig. theater argot, perhaps to be identified with Old French
masquillier blacken, smear, akin to
mascurer, mascherer, verbal derivative of Vulgar Latin
*mascar-; see
masquerade) +
-age
-age
Words nearby maquillage
mapplethorpe,
maputo,
maquette,
maqui,
maquiladora,
maquillage,
maquis,
maquisard,
mar,
mar del plata,
mar-hawk
Example sentences from the Web for maquillage
The rice powder and the maquillage were thick on her cheek, whilst the rest of her face was frankly ochre.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets |Francis Miltoun
British Dictionary definitions for maquillage
maquillage
/ French (makijaʒ) /
noun
make-up; cosmetics
the application of make-up
Word Origin for maquillage
from
maquiller to make up