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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

greasepaint

· IPA /ˈɡriːs.peɪnt/
01 n. a greasy substance containing pigments, used as makeup by actors, clowns, and other entertainers; as, the smell of the greasepaint, the roa…
  1. 1.
    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.
  2. 2.
    Theatrical makeup, generally.