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undermakeup

undermakeup noun: a layer of makeup that goes beneath the foundation.

Noun

undermakeup (countable and uncountable, plural undermakeups)

  1. A layer of makeup that goes beneath the foundation.
    • Why are the best - dressed faces in the world wearing a green undermakeup creme? ( Or a mauve one?)1966, Town & Country - Volume 119, Issue 4521, page 15
    • To combat the sallow tones, olive, medium-dark or caramel skin-toned girls can use an apricot undermakeup moisturizer.1972, Glamour's beauty & health book, →ISBN, page 145

Examples of undermakeup in a sentence

  • The undermakeup (primer) should be allowed to dry-set for 30 seconds.1989, Stan Place, Bobbi Ray Madry, The Art and Science of Professional Makeup, →ISBN, page 95:
  • As the name suggests, an undermakeup toner is intended to be applied as a thin film to your face under your ordinary makeup.2001, Nelson Novick, Saving Face, →ISBN:

Forms of undermakeup

pluralundermakeups

Origin of undermakeup

From under- + makeup.

Questions about undermakeup

What does undermakeup mean?
Undermakeup means a layer of makeup that goes beneath the foundation.
How do you use undermakeup in a sentence?
The undermakeup (primer) should be allowed to dry-set for 30 seconds.
What part of speech is undermakeup?
Undermakeup is a noun.
What is the plural of undermakeup?
The plural of undermakeup is undermakeups.

Words near undermakeup in the dictionary

  1. undermaintain
  2. undermaintained
  3. undermaintaining
  4. undermaintains
  5. undermaintenance
  6. undermakeup
  7. undermakeups
  8. underman
  9. undermanage
  10. undermanaged
  11. undermanagement

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