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Word: kissproof (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...common source of red coloring, as is the European plant alkanet, and cochineal, crushed from the dried bodies of the female Coccus Cacti, a Mexican and Central American beetle with a fondness for cactus. Plants and insects yield carminic acid. Aniline will make lipstick indelible; benzoin makes it kissproof...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Beauty Appetite | 7/30/1928 | See Source »

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