"greasepaint" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡriːs.peɪnt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-greasepaint.wav [US] Forms: greasepaints [plural], grease paint [alternative], grease-paint [alternative]
Etymology: From grease + paint. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|grease|paint}} grease + paint Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} greasepaint (countable and uncountable, plural greasepaints)
  1. A mixture of grease and coloring matter used as theatrical makeup. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: greasepainted Translations (mixture of grease and coloring): грим (grim) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Theaterschminke [feminine] (German), gréisclí [feminine] (Irish), cerone [masculine] (Italian), грим (grim) [masculine] (Russian)

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Alternative forms

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