"paint down" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: paints down [present, singular, third-person], painting down [participle, present], painted down [participle, past], painted down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} paint down (third-person singular simple present paints down, present participle painting down, simple past and past participle painted down)
  1. (transitive) To apply blackface to (an actor). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-paint_down-en-verb-6tPVZr-- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down)

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