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Make-up

The way in which the parts of anything are put together; often, the way in which an actor is dressed, painted, etc., in personating a character.

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Blush 76% connected

To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such cause, as the cheeks or face.

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Blusher 76% connected

One that blushes.

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Grain 76% connected

See Groan.

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Kohl 76% connected

A mixture of soot and other ingredients, used by Egyptian and other Eastern women to darken the edges of the eyelids.

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Paint 76% connected

To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.

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Rouge 76% connected

red.

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Structure 76% connected

The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.

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Texture 76% connected

The act or art of weaving.

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Cosmetic 76% connected

Alt. of Cosmetical

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Event 76% connected

That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad.

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Property 76% connected

That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as,…

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Composition 92% connected

The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Constitution 92% connected

The act or process of constituting; the action of enacting, establishing, or appointing; enactment; establishment; formation.

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