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War paint   /wɔr peɪnt/   Listen
War paint

noun
1.
Adornment consisting of paint applied to the face and body of certain Amerindians before a battle.
2.
Full ceremonial regalia.
3.
Cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance.  Synonyms: make-up, makeup.





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"War paint" Quotes from Famous Books



... Adam. "But my trail should lead that way again. It is a hostile tribe. I would come back, not in peace paint, but in war paint. I would fairly warn the Indian, and then ...
— Lewis Rand • Mary Johnston
... her war paint is somewhat of a rara avis in a quiet country house, and this professional beauty was the acknowledged queen of her tribe. Her hair shone like gold, and it had been dressed by a maid who had acquired her art at the hands of a famous Parisian ...
— Nell, of Shorne Mills - or, One Heart's Burden • Charles Garvice


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