greasepaint

English

Etymology

grease +‎ paint

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡriːs.peɪnt/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

greasepaint (countable and uncountable, plural greasepaints)

A mixture of grease and colouring matter used as theatrical makeup
Hyponym: five and nine

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)

Anagrams

pageantries, repaginates

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.