"beauty is but skin-deep" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: First use appears c. 1677. See cite below. Head templates: {{en-proverb}} beauty is but skin-deep
  1. Synonym of beauty is only skin deep Synonyms: beauty is only skin deep [synonym, synonym-of]
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