face paint

noun

: colorful makeup for drawing pictures on children's faces

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And Goldman drew on Josephine’s whiskers with face paint himself. Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025 Some wore blue-and-yellow Cougars face paint. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025 Students and teachers prepared for the band's arrival with the band's legendary black-and-white face paint, and the city was soon engulfed in rock 'n' roll mania. Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025 Born in New York as Paul Frehley, Frehley was known to KISS fans as The Spaceman or Space Ace for his starry face paint and love of science fiction. Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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