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makeup call

makeup call noun: a verbal or written request, or a scheduled time, for actors or models to be available for the application of cosmetics, hairstyling, etc. prior to a performance or photography session.

Noun

makeup call (plural makeup calls)

  1. (modeling) A verbal or written request, or a scheduled time, for actors or models to be available for the application of cosmetics, hairstyling, etc. prior to a performance or photography session.
    • The director scheduled the makeup call for 30 minutes before the play started.
    • The model had to rush to get to her 8:30 makeup call.
  2. The situation where a referee calls out one team in an attempt to make up for a previous call that may have been erroneous.

Forms of makeup call

pluralmakeup calls

Questions about makeup call

What does makeup call mean?
Makeup call means a verbal or written request, or a scheduled time, for actors or models to be available for the application of cosmetics, hairstyling, etc. prior to a performance or photography session.
What part of speech is makeup call?
Makeup call is a noun.
What is the plural of makeup call?
The plural of makeup call is makeup calls.

Words near makeup call in the dictionary

  1. makeunder
  2. makeunders
  3. makeup
  4. makeup artist
  5. makeup artists
  6. makeup call
  7. makeup calls
  8. makeup editor
  9. makeup editors
  10. makeup remover
  11. makeup removers

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