Etymology

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Today it means: The preservation, restoration, or bestowing of physical beauty, especially to the human body. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κόσμησις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκόσμησις“an adorning”
  2. English todaycosmesis

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

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