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cosmesis

noun

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόσμησις (kósmēsis, “an adorning”), from κοσμέω (kosméō, “to order, arrange, adorn”), κόσμος (kósmos, “order”).

  1. derived from κόσμησις

Definitions

  1. The preservation, restoration, or bestowing of physical beauty, especially to the human…

    The preservation, restoration, or bestowing of physical beauty, especially to the human body.

  2. The correction of disfigurement, as by surgery or tattooing.

  3. The results of cosmetic procedures or interventions.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A procedure or intervention to improve appearance.

    2. The creation of life-like prosthetic limbs.

    3. A prosthetic limb with life-like appearance.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cosmesis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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