face paint

noun

: colorful makeup for drawing pictures on children's faces

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For her celebration, Sienna wore green face paint and an all-black outfit paired with round glasses, as worn by Elphaba Thropp. Charna Flam, People.com, 15 July 2025 Authorities shared an image on social media showing Wess Roley wearing black face paint and camouflage attire with a bandolier holding multiple rounds of ammunition in preparation for the attack. David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2025 In another, an audience get to its feet to applaud a famed film director who’s accepting a prize at an awards gala, his face daubed in Indigenous face paint style. John Hopewell, Variety, 19 June 2025 Viewed through a modern lens, the fat suit is regrettable, but that’s only one aspect of the transformative makeup, which also includes the character’s trademark blue face paint, red eyes, and razor-sharp teeth. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for face paint

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“Face paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face%20paint. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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