face-maker

Definitions

1. One who makes a face.
2. A make-up artist.

Examples

“‘Messieurs et Mesdames, I present⟳ to you at this Fair, […] the Ventriloquist, the Ventriloquist! Further, Messieurs et Mesdames, I present⟳ to you the Face-Maker, the Physiognomist, the great Changer of Countenances, who transforms the features that Heaven has bestowed upon him into an endless succession of surprising and extraordinary visages, […]”

“What is a face-maker, a visagiste, a cosmetic artist? He—more often than she—is the creative talent behind a new look⟳ which will catch⟳ on and make⟳ us all wish⟳ to look⟳ like⟳ Alice in Wonderland or Mata Hari depending on the mood he's projecting.”

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