Topic: HAIR AND BEAUTY
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | Medieval Latin complexio, from Latin, 'combination', from complexus; COMPLEX1 |
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com‧plex‧ion
1 [countable]DCB the natural colour or appearance of the skin on your face : 
Drinking water is good for the complexion.
Drinking water is good for the complexion. pale/fair/ruddy etc complexion (=a pale, fair, red etc face)
2 [singular] the general character or nature of something : Crime has risen under governments of every political complexion.
Crime has risen under governments of every political complexion.3 to make a situation or event seem different : This document puts a different complexion on the matter.
put a different/new/fresh complexion on something
This document puts a different complexion on the matter.
