face paint

noun

: colorful makeup for drawing pictures on children's faces

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The soda company had a third line where people could get face paint; a young man was smudging red makeup all over his chest. Gabriel Sama, Mercury News, 21 June 2026 Meanwhile, the day-shifters all abruptly acquire eye-black face paint for some unexplained reason. Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026 The country’s ministry of culture and sports set out a series of rules and regulations which included no pyro, no face paint and no shouting of words that could be degrading towards any person on the field, not even the referee. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 10 June 2026 At competitions and practices, during matches and in the stands, supporters of the programs point to students — covered in face paint, sporting team uniforms, and full of energy during events — as the future lifeblood of this key industry. P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for face paint

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“Face paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face%20paint. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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