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beauty is but skin-deep

beauty is but skin-deep proverb: synonym of beauty is only skin deep.

Proverb

beauty is but skin-deep

  1. Synonym of beauty is only skin deep.
    • Beauty is but skin-deep, and age or fickneſs ſoon withers this flower, when grace and goodneſs are more durable1677, Edward Bury (Minister of Great Bolas.), The Husbandmans Companion: Containing One Hundred Occasional Meditations, Reflections and Ejaculations, Especially Suited to Men of that Employment, Etc...

Synonyms of beauty is but skin-deep

Origin of beauty is but skin-deep

First use appears c. 1677. See cite below.

Questions about beauty is but skin-deep

What does beauty is but skin-deep mean?
Beauty is but skin-deep means synonym of beauty is only skin deep.
What part of speech is beauty is but skin-deep?
Beauty is but skin-deep is a proverb.

Words near beauty is but skin-deep in the dictionary

  1. beauty fades, dumb is forever
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  3. beauty halls
  4. beauty heart radish
  5. beauty heart radishes
  6. beauty is but skin-deep
  7. beauty is in the eye of the beer holder
  8. beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder
  9. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
  10. beauty is only skin deep
  11. beauty is only skin-deep

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