化け粧しょう水みず

noun

water offered to sumo wrestlers before a bout

Sumo term: fresh water given to wrestlers just before a match. Not used in everyday contexts.

• 力りき士しは土ど俵ひょうに上あがる前まえに化け粧しょう水みずで口くちをすすぐ。

  Sumo wrestlers rinse their mouths with the water offered just before entering the ring.

noun

fresh water for washing the face; water used in traditional makeup preparation

Historical term for clean water used when applying makeup or washing the face. In modern Japanese, 化粧水 usually refers to 'toner' or 'lotion', but this older sense is preserved in some contexts.

• 昔むかしの人ひとは、化け粧しょう水みずで顔かおを洗あらってから白粉おしろいをつけた。

  In the old days, people washed their faces with fresh water before applying white powder.