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Greasepaint
Greasepaint meaning
A mixture of grease and coloring matter used as theatrical makeup.
Example sentences (4)
Another week of this Dali-esque surrealism mocked up in greasepaint political theater may finish the job for our game show president.
A scene in Duck Soup finds Groucho, Harpo, and Chico all appearing in the famous greasepaint eyebrows, mustache, and round glasses while wearing nightcaps.
Groucho began to wear his trademark greasepaint mustache and to use a stooped walk.
Marx was asked to apply the greasepaint mustache once more for You Bet Your Life when it came to television, but he refused, opting instead to grow a real one, which he wore for the rest of his life.