greasepaint

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/ˈɡriːs.peɪnt/

noun

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

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Meanings

noungreasepaint (countable and uncountable, plural greasepaints)

plural greasepaints · alternative grease paint · alternative grease-paint

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

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian грим
  • грим (grim)mixture of grease and coloring
German Theaterschminke
  • Theaterschminkemixture of grease and coloring
Irish gréisclí
  • gréisclímixture of grease and coloring
Italian cerone
  • ceronemixture of grease and coloring
Russian грим
  • грим (grim)mixture of grease and coloring
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APA

greasepaint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greasepaint

MLA

“greasepaint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greasepaint. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greasepaint,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greasepaint.

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