beauty spot
- noun
- /ˈbjuːti spɑt/
- Archaic
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luna
- She applied a small beauty spot above her lip to enhance her makeup.
Examples
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On her right cheek, just above the corner of her upper lip, was a round dark beauty spot, too sexy to be called a mole.
Fiction book (1990) -
The actress added a beauty spot to her face for a vintage look.
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Many women use a beauty spot as a trendy fashion accessory these days.
Synonyms
A small fake beauty spot worn on the face to look fashionable
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Morphology
The meaning 'a small mark associated with attractiveness' is directly derivable from combining 'beauty' (attractiveness) with 'spot' (a small mark), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a mark that contributes to beauty. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common, making the expression readily understandable to a B1 learner without prior exposure.
Etymology
The phrase beauty spot comes from a fashion long ago when women stuck a small black spot of cloth onto their faces to hide scars or make their faces look prettier. That's why beauty spot means 'a small artificial spot worn on the face as a fashion accessory'.