compact
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈkɒmpækt/
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polvera
- The shiny compact contained a mirror and pressed powder for touch-ups.
- compact powder
- makeup compact
- lipstick and compact
It's called the Pearl compact mirror battery pack.
- It's called the Pearl compact mirror battery pack.
- OK, so we have some new bronze luster compacts from Makeup Geek.
- It would help if you could see it like this and they clip into these compacts here like this.
- It's just, you know, a small square black compact.
- The first one are the elf custom compacts.
- And in that scene, there's a moment where he like, flips, flips open this compact, and the compact is shattered.
- You can get it single or in there compact in this little box.
- So the compact part, it doesn't count because compact part just goes for the for the write.
Examples
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I think I might have left a compact.
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Tina takes out a compact and daintily blots the moisture from her face.
Fiction book (1994) -
Mama pulled out her compact and looked at herself the minute we got back in the car.
Fiction book (1997) -
I take out a compact and begin to fix myself up.
Fiction book (2002) -
Have you seen my compact?
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I was just looking for my compact.
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The Angel is holding a compact and lipstick.
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So here is what the blush compact looks like.
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Margaret peered at her reflection, moving the compact in a circle so she could see her entire face.
Fiction book (1992) -
It's kind of fun, a little bitty compact with some neutrals on it.
Synonyms
1
2.4
A small folding mirror in a case that you carry to check your face
A small flat case with a mirror that holds face powder to touch up makeup
A face powder pressed into a small case that reduces shine and sets makeup
Compounds
- US
12
2.5
A small round shiny disc that stores music, videos, or computer files read by a laser
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Etymology
Compact for the powder case comes from com- 'together' and a root like pack meaning 'press or join', because the makeup is pressed into a small case to carry easily. So a compact is a small, pressed case for makeup touch-ups.