mouche
- noun
- /muːʃ/
- Archaic
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mouche
- The portrait showed a noblewoman with a delicate mouche near her mouth.
Examples
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In the 18th century, it was fashionable to wear a mouche on one's cheek.
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She added a small mouche to complete her historical costume for the play.
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She wore a mouche on her cheek.
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In the 18th century, a mouche was a popular fashion accessory.
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In the 18th century, fashionable women often accentuated their beauty with a mouche placed strategically on their face.
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The actress chose a striking mouche to enhance her glamorous look for the gala event.
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During the period of French royalty, a well-placed mouche could signify social status and elegance.
Synonyms
A small dark mark people put on their face to look fashionable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mouche for the small beauty spot comes from the French word mouche, which means 'fly', because the tiny dark patch looked like a little fly on the face, so people wore a mouche as a neat decoration.
