cold cream
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English
[edit ]Noun
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cold cream (countable and uncountable , plural cold creams )
- (pharmacy ) An emulsion of water and certain fats, usually including beeswax and various scent agents, designed to smooth skin and remove makeup.
- 1922, Frank Harris, "X", in My Life and Loves :
- I was afraid she would bleed and I did not want to hurt her this first time, so I went out and bought a syringe and a pot of cold cream which I put beside my bed.
Synonyms
[edit ]Descendants
[edit ]- → French: cold-cream
Translations
[edit ]emulsion of water and certain fats
- Chinese:
- Finnish: kylmävoide
- French: cérat de Galien m, cold-cream (fr) f
- Japanese: コールドクリーム (kōrudo kurīmu)
- Latin: lōmentum n
- Manx: key feayr m
- Russian: космети́ческое молочко́ n (kosmetíčeskoje moločkó)
- Spanish: cerato de Galeno