Noun
Pigments ritually applied to the face and/or body (originally and still especially of a Native American warrior) prior to going into a battle.
(informal) Cosmetics, makeup.
war-paint (countable and uncountable, plural war-paints)
Alternative spelling of war paint
war-paint
They wore their strange beauty like war paint. Holly Black
I'll jump in, since I'm at Bouchercon myself and catching up on the week's blogs before I get my war paint on and plunge into the day's activities. Source: Internet
The brothers gained acclaim by flying across the ring in bright colors, flying tassels and dazzling war paint. Source: Internet
Each warrior had a unique design for the war paint that they often wore into battle. Source: Internet
Feathers from birds, particularly eagle feathers, were also worn in battle as symbols of prestige and for reasons similar to war paint. Source: Internet
He noted the presidency was an office "in which a man must put on his war paint". Source: Internet