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Tuesday, 05 January 2010 |
Personal hygiene left much room for improvement. As a result, many women and men
had developed acne scars by adulthood. The women would spread bee's wax over
their facial skin to smooth out their complexions. When they were speaking to
each other, if a woman began to stare at another woman's face she was told,
"mind your own bee's wax." Should the woman smile, the wax would crack, hence
the term "crack a smile." In addition, when they sat too close to the fire, the
wax would melt...therefore, the expression losing face."
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