/mak'ee ahzh"/ ; Fr. /mann kee yannzh"/ , n.
makeup (defs. 1, 2, 5).
[ 1890-95; maquill ( er ) to apply makeup (orig. theater argot, perh. to be identified with OF masquillier blacken, smear, akin to mascurer, mascherer, v. deriv. of VL * mascar-; see MASQUERADE) + -age -AGE ]