/ ˈpænstɪk; NAmE / noun
[ U ] skin-coloured make-up in the form of a stick that is put on the face underneath other make-up, by actors in the theatre
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WORD ORIGIN
1940s: from pancake + the noun stick .
/ ˈpænstɪk; NAmE / noun
[ U ] skin-coloured make-up in the form of a stick that is put on the face underneath other make-up, by actors in the theatre
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WORD ORIGIN
1940s: from pancake + the noun stick .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005