cosmetic
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cosmetic/kɒzˈmetɪk/
▶adjective
- 1 relating to treatment or products intended to improve a person's appearance.
- 2 affecting only the appearance of something: the reform package was merely a cosmetic exercise.
– derivatives
cosmetically adverb.
cosmetically adverb.
– origin C17: from Fr. cosmétique, from Gk kosmētikos, from kosmein ‘arrange or adorn’, from kosmos ‘order or adornment’.
'cosmetic' also found in these Oxford entries:
almond oil
- astringent
- beauty salon
- belladonna
- blusher
- body scrub
- breast implant
- bronzer
- cold cream
- concealer
- cosmetology
- cotton bud
- cream
- dermabrasion
- exfoliant
- eyeliner
- eyeshadow
- facelift
- face pack
- fucus
- gel
- highlighter
- liner
- lipgloss
- lipliner
- liposuction
- lipstick
- loment
- lotion
- manicure
- mascara
- mattify
- mesotherapy
- microdermabrasion
- mild
- nip and tuck
- ointment
- paint
- panstick
- paraben
- pedicure
- peel
- plastic surgery
- powder
- roll-on
- rouge
- scarify
- scrub
- shea butter
