lipcoat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɪpkəʊt/ (UK)
Etymology
From lip + coat.
Meanings
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(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: