war paint
Pigments ritually applied to the face and/or body prior to going into a battlePigments ritually applied to the face and/or body (originally and still especially of a Native American warrior) prior to going into a battle.
» The players were wearing war paint.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Pigments ritually applied to the face and/or body (originally and still especially of a Native American warrior) prior to going into a battle.
Kriegsbemalung
боева́я раскра́скаbojevája raskráska
adornment consisting of paint applied to the face and body of certain Amerindians before a battle
(countable, informal, uncountable)Cosmetics, makeup.
Examples
3 sentencesThe players were wearing war paint.
Why are you all wearing war paint?
After the end of the first world war, when battle painting was no longer in demand, Tom turned to nature.
deNach Ende des Ersten Weltkriegs, als die Schlachtenmalerei nicht mehr gefragt war, wandte sich Tom der Natur zu.
Translations
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Forms
plural: war paints| Singular | war paint |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable