grease paint

noun

an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment, used by actors, clowns, etc., for making up their faces.

theatrical makeup.

Origin of grease paint

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby grease paint

greaseball, grease cup, grease gun, grease monkey, grease nipple, grease paint, grease pencil, greaseproof paper, greaser, grease someone's palm, grease the wheels

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Example sentences from the Web for grease paint

It made her comb her hair all awry and apply the grease-paint to her cheeks with a trembling hand.
The Bill-Toppers|Andre Castaigne
What you have just put on is known as a grease-paint makeup.
The Art of Stage Dancing|Ned Wayburn
A wig, a stick of grease-paint, a threepenny twist of crepe hair, and there you are!
Cleek, the Master Detective|Thomas W. Hanshew
The crowd of "supers" were prompt with grease-paint to make their colour more Egyptian.
England|Frank Fox

When he was dressed in the overalls and had wiped the grease-paint from his face on an old rag, no one would have recognized him.
Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective|Ellis Parker Butler

British Dictionary definitions for grease paint

greasepaint

/ (ˈɡriːsˌpeɪnt) /

noun

a waxy or greasy substance used as make-up by actors

theatrical make-up

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	grease paint
释义	grease paint noun an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment, used by actors, clowns, etc., for making up their faces. theatrical makeup. Origin of grease paint First recorded in 1885–90 Words nearby grease paint greaseball, grease cup, grease gun, grease monkey, grease nipple, grease paint, grease pencil, greaseproof paper, greaser, grease someone's palm, grease the wheels Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grease paint It made her comb her hair all awry and apply the grease-paint to her cheeks with a trembling hand. The Bill-Toppers\|Andre Castaigne What you have just put on is known as a grease-paint makeup. The Art of Stage Dancing\|Ned Wayburn A wig, a stick of grease-paint, a threepenny twist of crepe hair, and there you are! Cleek, the Master Detective\|Thomas W. Hanshew The crowd of "supers" were prompt with grease-paint to make their colour more Egyptian. England\|Frank Fox When he was dressed in the overalls and had wiped the grease-paint from his face on an old rag, no one would have recognized him. Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective\|Ellis Parker Butler British Dictionary definitions for grease paint greasepaint / (ˈɡriːsˌpeɪnt) / noun a waxy or greasy substance used as make-up by actors theatrical make-up Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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