war-paint

A form of war paint — Pigments ritually applied to the face and/or body (originally and still especially of a Native American warrior) prior to going into a battle.

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Meanings

nounwar-paint (countable and uncountable, plural war-paints)

plural war-paints

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of war paint.
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war-paint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war-paint

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Chicago

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

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