Some say glyph means「uncooked rice grains under pressure」that are converted into rice grain powder. In Asia, pure white skin is today considered the most beautiful (not dark skin, generally) and was made to appear so by adorning oneself with rice powder (absorbs natural skin oil), to become presentable in a manor to the lord. Significantly, dictionaries say that this whole glyph can be replaced by「erection in bed」(荘) or by「woman in bed」(妝)…the「lord's house, shafts with bed erection」referring to his concubinage「flowers.」TO DISH UP as it relates to calling young beautiful sexy attractive females a「dish」early in the past century.
Nevertheless, the one clear point is that the purpose is INCREASING SEXUAL ALLURE AND ATTRACTION:「puckered penis or soil cave.」That particular region of the human body obviates much need of COSMETICS or other ADORNMENT whatsoever (modern extended meanings, but formerly did not preclude application of a good skin moisturizing oil base). Describes PRETENDING TO BE YOUNG again, because most anuses, even of an older person, normally are more tightly constricted than a post-natal vaginal canal. PRETEND TO BE BEAUTIFUL and more like ewe, perhaps the paradigm of beauty (美) in those good old days. PRETEND TO BE SOMEONE ELSE, i.e., the hole is different so it feels 'like someone else.' And quite obviously, PRETEND TO BE A WOMAN, since even most males have a soil orifice, so they, too can 'pretend to be the woman.'
It is likely that COSMETICS and ADORNMENT are later usages referring to both women and to men. Some say the original glyph was an emphasis marker above「engorged, surfeit, satiated, overindulgence, glutted, become bored with luxury」(厭), a liege lord grabbing meat within a manor. Other sources say the original, pre-morphed elements were the continuously「engorged penis」of the「virile lord in bed」with his「flowers, concubines」(莊). One way or the other, the meaning was an「emphasis on engorged, splats pressurized in cave of soil」suggesting the manor of a wealthy lord.
Nonetheless,「sticky splats palming erection with feces」pretty much allows one to PRETEND TO BE ANYONE while in fantasizing mode.

External source definitions …excluding politically incorrect concepts and other meanings deemed offensive today; may include extended definitions, euphemisms, and mnemonics)
Chinese: variant of 妝|妆
Japanese EDRDG: cosmetics, adorn (one's person)
Unihan extended: toilet; make-up; dress up; adorn

Used within names (nanori)
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