war paint
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nounDefinition of WAR PAINT
1
: paint put on parts of the body (as the face) by American Indians as a sign of going to war
2
: makeup 3a
See Examples of WAR PAINT
- a picture of a chief dressed in a headdress and war paint
- She piled on the war paint.
First Known Use of WAR PAINT
1826
Related to WAR PAINT
- Synonyms
- cosmetics, maquillage, paint, makeup
Rhymes with WAR PAINT
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