war paint in English

noun
1
a pigment or paint traditionally used in some societies, especially those of North American Indians, to decorate the face and body before battle.
Tattooing the skin by pricking and staining with dye reflects the use of woad by Celtic warriors, warpaint by North American Indians, and tattooing by Maoris.
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1. When the fans meet their idols, apply their war paint and barrack the opposition.

2. There were massed columns of Apaches in their war paint and feather bonnets and here was Thursday, leading his men in that heroic charge.

3. Redbird's family were killed by white men, and, until he got his revenge, he wore war paint in a design similar to a domino mask.

4. As the student's uniforms are traded for spears and war paint, the innocent boys devolve into uncontrolled, bloodthirsty hunters and ultimately, savages intent on killing the "beast".

5. (2) They were not yet Bedaubed with war paint, but they were as restless as panthers in a cage, and it was only a matter of days when they would whoop and howl with the loudest

6. (2) They were not yet Bedaubed with war paint, but they were as restless as panthers in a cage, and it was only a matter of days when they would whoop and howl with the loudest

7. (2) They were not yet Bedaubed with war paint, but they were as restless as panthers in a cage, and it was only a matter of days when they would whoop and howl with the loudest

8. (2) They were not yet Bedaubed with war paint, but they were as restless as panthers in a cage, and it was only a matter of days when they would whoop and howl with the loudest

9. ‘They were not yet Bedaubed with war paint, but they were as restless as panthers in a cage, and it was only a matter of days when they would whoop and howl with the loudest.’ ‘The effect is like bedaubing a marble statue with paint.’