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Meaning of war paint | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Pigments ritually applied to the face and/or body (originally and still especially of a Native American warrior) prior to going into a battle.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Cosmetics, makeup.
    countable, informal, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Kriegsbemalung
Español potingue
Suomi sotamaalaus
Français peinture de guerre peinturlurage peinturlure
Nederlands oorlogsverf
Русский боева́я раскра́ска

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

war party war porn war profiteer war reparations war room war sand

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