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lipcoat en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈlɪpkəʊt/ (UK)

Etymology

From lip + coat.

Meanings

  1. (rare, uncountable) A cosmetic coating on the lips, lipgloss; also, a coat of sunscreen for the lips.
    • With her rouged cheeks, silver lipcoat and mascara she might have been any girl after an hour at her mother's dressing table. 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 157:
    • Noskote and lipcoat were smeared on his face, but it didn't matter. He was as gorgeous as ever. 1987, Ann M Martin, Boy-Crazy Stacey: