Greasepainted
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Wearing greasepaint. not-comparable
"With sweat streaking down his greasepainted face, the clown raced to the edge of the arena, taking refuge at the top of the fence. Two other clowns emerged to chase the bull through the fence to the holding pen."
Example
More examples"With sweat streaking down his greasepainted face, the clown raced to the edge of the arena, taking refuge at the top of the fence. Two other clowns emerged to chase the bull through the fence to the holding pen."
Etymology
From greasepaint + -ed.
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