grease paint
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
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How to use grease paint in a sentence
It made her comb her hair all awry and apply the grease-paint to her cheeks with a trembling hand.
The Bill-Toppers | Andre CastaigneMr. Tree gave him one by taking a stick of grease paint and sketching it in outline on the glass.
The idea is, of course, to keep powder, grease paint and cold cream from getting into and soiling the hair.
The Art of Stage Dancing | Ned WayburnMake a few dots with the carmine grease paint stick on each cheek and on the end of the chin.
The Art of Stage Dancing | Ned WayburnThat's what eats the heart out of me, mother; and makes me hate my face every time I sit down to put on the grease paint.
Contemporary One-Act Plays | Sir James M. Barrie
British Dictionary definitions for greasepaint
/ (ˈɡriːsˌpeɪnt) /
a waxy or greasy substance used as make-up by actors
theatrical make-up
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