襟えり白粉おしろい

noun

white neck powder (used by geisha)

A traditional cosmetic powder applied to the neck, especially by geisha and maiko, to create a visible white contrast with the unpainted skin at the nape.

• 芸げい妓ぎさんは襟えり白粉おしろいをていねいに塗ぬっていた。

  The geisha carefully applied white neck powder.

• 襟えり白粉おしろいは、うなじの美うつくしさを引ひき立たてるために使つかわれる。

  Erioshiroi is used to accentuate the beauty of the nape of the neck.