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Clown makeup
Answer for the clue "Clown makeup ", 11 letters:
greasepaint
Alternative clues for the word greasepaint
Word definitions for greasepaint in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A mixture of grease and colouring matter used as theatrical makeup
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
greasepaint \greasepaint\ n. a greasy substance containing pigments, used as makeup by actors, clowns, and other entertainers; as, the smell of the greasepaint, the roar of the crowd. Theatrical makeup, generally.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a greasy substance used as makeup by actors
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Dotty said it was as well right from the beginning to learn how to use greasepaint properly. ▪ He showed a handful of greasepaint and rubber to the officer, who strode over and asked a question. ▪ His nose was red but his grin ...
Usage examples of greasepaint.
You couldn't let anyone play it who was under the age of forty, not unless you wanted an Old Miskin with a cushion up his jerkin and greasepaint wrinkles.
You couldn’t let anyone play it who was under the age of forty, not unless you wanted an Old Miskin with a cushion up his jerkin and greasepaint wrinkles.
With a few minutes of additional peeling and scrubbing, Ogle managed to get loose from most of the makeup, though a few fragments of it still stuck to him here and there, like bits of tissue paper left over from a bad shave, and the part of his face that hadn't been covered still had colored greasepaint on it.
Angelica's greasepaint make-up was a pale bluish grey, her hair a mass of tomato ketchup.