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Definition of: make-up
(māk′up′) noun
1. The arrangement or combination of the parts of which anything is composed; an aggregate of qualities.
2. Printing The arrangement of composed type in pages, columns, or forms, as in imposition.
3. The costumes, wigs, cosmetics, etc., used to assume a theatrical role; also, the art of applying or assuming them.
4. Lipstick, powder, rouge, etc., applied to a woman's face.
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