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• Cosmetic — Cos*met ic (k?z m?t ?k), Cosmetical Cos*met ic*al ( ? kal), a. [Gr. kosmitiko s skilled in decorating, fr. ko smos order, ornament: cf. F. cosm[ e]tique. See {Cosmos}.] Imparting or improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the complexion; as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• white´wash´er — white|wash «HWYT WOSH, WSH», noun, verb. –n. 1. a liquid mixture of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water. It is used for whitening walls, woodwork, or other surfaces, as a substitute for paint. 2. Figurative. a) the act of covering up… …   Useful english dictionary

• white|wash — «HWYT WOSH, WSH», noun, verb. –n. 1. a liquid mixture of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water. It is used for whitening walls, woodwork, or other surfaces, as a substitute for paint. 2. Figurative. a) the act of covering up faults or… …   Useful english dictionary

• cosmetic — cosmetically, adv. /koz met ik/, n. 1. a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc. 2. cosmetics, superficial measures to make something appear better, more attractive, or more… …   Universalium

• cosmetic underclass — (kawz.MET.ik UN.dur.klass) n. The class of people who can t afford, or who are afraid of, cosmetic surgery. Example Citation: Gus McGrouther, Britain s first professor of plastic surgery, warns that we are in danger of creating a cosmetic… …   New words

• cosmetic surgery — In 1943, during the Anti Japanese War, a medical school student was sent to the University of Pennsylvania to study plastic and reconstructive surgery so that he could bring back advanced treatments for wounded soldiers. His name was Song Ruyao,… …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

• White lead — Chembox new ImageFile = ImageSize = IUPACName = OtherNames = basic lead carbonate Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 1319 46 6 PubChem = SMILES = Section2 = Chembox Properties Formula = (PbCO3)2·Pb(OH)2 MolarMass = 775.633 g/mol Appearance =… …   Wikipedia

• white oil — noun Date: 1864 any of various colorless odorless tasteless mineral oils used especially in medicine and in pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Electrotherapy (cosmetic) — Cosmetic Electrotherapy micro current machine together with a selection of electrodes, made by Silver Fox (China) Cosmetic electrotherapy is a range of beauty treatments that uses low electric currents passed through the skin to produce several… …   Wikipedia

• Pearl white — Pearl Pearl, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See {Pear}, and cf. {Purl} to mantle.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pearl-white — pearlˈ white noun 1. Material made from fish scales, used in making artificial pearls 2. Basic nitrate of bismuth, used in medicine and as a cosmetic 3. Bismuth trichloride, used as a pigment 4. Lithopone 5. Calcium sulphate • • • Main Entry:… …   Useful english dictionary