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Definition of Greasepaint
1. Noun. A greasy substance used as makeup by actors.
Definition of Greasepaint
1. Noun. A mixture of grease and colouring matter used as theatrical makeup ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Greasepaint
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Greasepaint
Literary usage of Greasepaint
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"... relaxed—with caution, so that his make-up shouldn't crack. and the wasps,
charmed by the smell of turnip and marzipan and greasepaint, were attentive. ..."
2. Certain Delightful English Towns: With Glimpses of the Pleasant Country Between by William Dean Howells (1906)
"On the stage the heat was so concentrated that in the glare of the foot-lights
the faces of the performers steamed with perspiration through the greasepaint ..."
3. The Career of Dion Boucicault by Townsend Walsh (1915)
"Snatching up a towel, I wiped off the layers of greasepaint he had daubed on.
Then I proceeded to give him a quick make-up. It was a hurry-up job, ..."
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