war paint noun
[noncount] 1 : paint put on the face, the arms, etc., by Native Americans before going into battle
▪ a picture of a chief dressed in a headdress and war paint 2 informal + humorous : makeup
▪ She piled on the war paint.
▪ a picture of a chief dressed in a headdress and war paint
▪ She piled on the war paint.
