What is "war paint"

War \War\, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf. Guerrilla, Warrior.]

1. A contest between nations or states, carried on by force, whether for defence, for revenging insults and redressing wrongs, for the extension of commerce, for the acquisition of territory, for obtaining and establishing the superiority and dominion of one over the other, or for any other purpose; armed conflict of sovereign powers; declared and open hostilities.

   Men will ever distinguish war from mere bloodshed.
   --F. W. Robertson.

   Note: As war is the contest of nations or states, it always implies that such contest is authorized by the monarch or the sovereign power of the nation. A war begun by attacking another nation, is called an offensive war, and such attack is aggressive. War undertaken to repel invasion, or the attacks of an enemy, is called defensive.

2. (Law) A condition of belligerency to be maintained by physical force. In this sense, levying war against the sovereign authority is treason.

3. Instruments of war. [Poetic]

   His complement of stores, and total war.
   --Prior.

4. Forces; army. [Poetic]

   On their embattled ranks the waves return, And overwhelm their war.
   --Milton.

5. The profession of arms; the art of war.

   Thou art but a youth, and he is a man of war from his youth.
   --1 Sam. xvii. 33.

6. a state of opposition or contest; an act of opposition; an inimical contest, act, or action; enmity; hostility. ``Raised impious war in heaven.''
   --Milton.

   The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart.
   --Ps. lv. 21.

   Civil war, a war between different sections or parties of the same country or nation.

   Holy war. See under Holy.

   Man of war. (Naut.) See in the Vocabulary.

   Public war, a war between independent sovereign states.

   War cry, a cry or signal used in war; as, the Indian war cry.

   War dance, a dance among savages preliminary to going to war. Among the North American Indians, it is begun by some distinguished chief, and whoever joins in it thereby enlists as one of the party engaged in a warlike excursion.
   --Schoolcraft.

   War field, a field of war or battle.

   War horse, a horse used in war; the horse of a cavalry soldier; especially, a strong, powerful, spirited horse for military service; a charger.

   War paint, paint put on the face and other parts of the body by savages, as a token of going to war. ``Wash the war paint from your faces.''
   --Longfellow.

   War song, a song of or pertaining to war; especially, among the American Indians, a song at the war dance, full of incitements to military ardor.

   War whoop, a war cry, especially that uttered by the American Indians.

n. 1 Pigments ritually applied to the face and/or body (originally and still especially of a Native American warrior) prior to going into a battle. 2 (context informal English) cosmetics, makeup

1. n. 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 [syn: makeup, make-up]

War Paint is the fourth studio album released by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. The album was released via BNA Records in 1994. It contains the singles "My Night to Howl," "If You Came Back from Heaven," and "Heart Over Mind." Also included are covers of George Jones' "A Good Year for the Roses", recorded here as a duet with Sammy Kershaw, and Jeannie Seely's " Don't Touch Me." The cassette version of the album omits the track "Exit 99."

Thom Owens of Allmusic rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that "Morgan still sings beautifully, but her clean contemporary country arrangements are as predictable as her material. The three hit singles[…]hold up really well."

War Paint is a 1953 Western film directed by Lesley Selander, starring Robert Stack and Joan Taylor. A U.S. Cavalry lieutenant is assigned to deliver a peace treaty to a powerful Indian chief, but two Indians have vowed to kill the officer before he completes his mission.

The film was shot in Pathecolor and filmed on location in Death Valley.

War Paint is the second album from American alternative rock band The Dangerous Summer, released through Hopeless Records. The album was released July 19, 2011.

War Paint debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 149, the band's first appearance on the chart.

War Paint is a musical with book by Doug Wright, music by Scott Frankel, and lyrics by Michael Korie, based both on Lindy Woodhead's 2004 book War Paint and on the 2007 documentary film The Powder & the Glory by Ann Carol Grossman and Arnie Reisman. The musical focuses on the lives of and rivalry between 20th-century female entrepreneurs Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein.

War paint is a term for body painting. It may also refer to:

In music:

• Warpaint (band), an American indie rock band from Los Angeles
  • Warpaint (Warpaint album), released in 2014
  • "Warpaint", a song from the band's 2010 album The Fool
• Warpaint (The Black Crowes album), released in 2008
• War Paint (The Dangerous Summer album), released in 2011
• Warpaint (Happy Rhodes album), released in 1991
• War Paint (Lorrie Morgan album), released in 1994
• "War Paint" (Kelly Clarkson song), a song by Kelly Clarkson from her seventh studio album Piece by Piece
• "War Paint" (Lorrie Morgan song), a song by Lorrie Morgan from her fourth studio album of the same name
• "War Paint" (Gwen Stefani song), a song by Gwen Stefani from her third studio album This Is What the Truth Feels Like
• "War Paint" (Rush song), a song by Rush from the studio album Presto

Films:

• War Paint (1926 film), a western directed by W. S. Van Dyke
• War Paint (1953 film), a western starring Robert Stack and Joan Leslie

Other uses:

• War Paint, a Disney comic book by Carl Barks
• Warpaint (mascot), a mascot of the Kansas City Chiefs NFL team
• Luxilus coccogenis, also known as the Warpaint shiner

War Paint is a 1926 Western film directed by W. S. Van Dyke. The film stars Tim McCoy. Louis B. Mayer observed the profits made by other studios with western franchises such as Tom Mix, Buck Jones or Hoot Gibson. He selected a genuine army officer who had lived with Indian tribes to come to Hollywood as an advisor on 1922's The Covered Wagon: Colonel Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy. His debut as Tim McCoy in War Paint was announced under the banner "He's the real McCoy!" In order to maximize the economics, the film was shot simultaneously on location with another film, Winners of the Wilderness. The film is considered lost. A trailer however is preserved at the Library of Congress.

"War Paint" is the debut single by American recording artist Fletcher. The song was released to digital outlets June 17, 2015. The song is taken from her forthcoming EP titled "Finding Fletcher". The song is written by Cari Fletcher and Jamie Kenney. The artist had envisioned the concept for the song before she began working with Kenney. She considered selling it to another artist. They wrote and recorded "War Paint" in Nashville, Tennessee. The song incorporates the sound of drums, a banjo and also features hand claps. Fletcher has described the meaning of "War Paint" as being the need to stand up for love and your personal beliefs. Fletcher wanted to create a fresh sound but ensure it would fit into the popular music genre.

The song was released digitally only, but was also made available via music streaming service Spotify. It became a viral success and was listed as the most shared song on the application for two weeks. This attracted the attentions of mainstream media and "War Paint" surpassed 20 million streams in the months that followed. The artist has credited the song's coverage in Nylon magazine as being part of its success. The accompanying music video of "War Paint" features Fletcher dancing and includes neon tube lighting. It was directed by Garen Barsegian and Fletcher's friends joined her on-set to perform the featured choreography. The song has received generally favourable reviews from music critics.