greasepaint

English

Etymology

From grease +‎ paint.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡriːs.peɪnt/

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Noun

greasepaint (countable and uncountable, plural greasepaints)

1. A mixture of grease and coloring matter used as theatrical makeup.

   Hyponym: five and nine

Alternative forms

• grease-paint

Translations

mixture of grease and coloring

• Bulgarian: грим (bg) m (grim)
• German: Theaterschminke f
• Irish: gréisclí f
• Italian: cerone (it) m
• Russian: грим (ru) m (grim)

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