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make-up en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /mæɪkˈɐp/ (Australia)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Deverbal from make up.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Made-up, false, imaginary, fabricated.
2. (informal, not-comparable) Of or relating to a reconciliation.
   • Joe and Joanne had a big fight, and then apologized and had incredible make-up sex.

Deriveds

make-up kiss · make-up friend · make-up sex

Translations (7)

cmn 和解 (fabricated) · ru примири́тельный (re reconciliation) · ru фальши́вый (fabricated) · fi vale- (fabricated) · cmn 捏造 (fabricated) · fi sovinto- (re reconciliation) · cmn 和解 (re reconciliation)

make-up en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /mæɪkˈɐp/ (Australia)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Deverbal from make up.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually) Alternative spelling of makeup. See usage notes there.
   alt of makeup
   • From Whitemoor, left at 6.45 p.m., the train's make-up usually includes also some Continental ferry wagons, originating from Harwich. 1961 December, “Motive Power Miscellany: Eastern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 760:

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Deriveds

make-up artist · make-up remover

make-up en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /mæɪkˈɐp/ (Australia)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Deverbal from make up.

Meanings

1. (form-of, rare) Rare form of make up (“to put makeup on”).
   form of make up
   • As we’re in the bathroom side-by-side, silently make-upping, Sophie turns to me. 2011, Gemma Burgess, chapter 10, in A Girl Like You, London: Avon, →ISBN, page 93:
   • And shame at what you thought was fard! It’s only make-upping your face. 1999, Steve Rideout, “Tiddlywinks”, in Don’t Go Up a Windmill: Poems, Blue Springs, Mo.: Blue Windmill Books, →ISBN, page 84:
   • The make-up artist stops make-upping. 2005 February, Allison Rushby, Hating Valentine’s Day, Don Mills, Ont.: Red Dress Ink, →ISBN, page 305:
   • Like Carnelle in The Miss Firecracker Contest, Teddy will attempt to transform herself on the outside by shaving, plucking, dressing, make-uping, and acting like a lady. 2013 July, Kelly Younger, “The Debutante Ball & The Lucky Spot”, in Henley in an Hour, Hanover, N.H.: In an Hour Books, →ISBN, page 26:
   • Orange, mauve, and cobalt blue are three favorite shades now employed by the woman who desires to “make-up” her face, according to the approved beauty standards. 1922 March 22, “Belles Tint Faces to Match Gown Colors”, in The China Press, volume XII, number 3261, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 12, column 3:
   • After showering, blow drying, make-uping, powdering, and brushing, she put the dress on and stood again in the front of the mirror. 2013, Robin Shope, chapter 31, in Wynn in the Willows, Aztec, N.M.: White Rose Publishing, published 2014, →ISBN:

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