Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paint down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: paint -down
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To apply blackface to (an actor).

Transitive verb

verb

To coat with a substance through painting.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"White actors in blackface were so common that even Shirley Temple was painted down in The Littlest Rebel (1935)."
"Producer reaffirms that this Section 14 prohibits the practice commonly referred to as 'painting down'. […] The protests were in opposition to the literal adoption of blackface within Tropic that ultimately disallowed the gainful employment of male African-American actors."
"Paint it down in resin."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

paints down (present, singular) painting down (participle, present) painted down (participle, past) painted down (past)

Questions

What does paint down mean?: To apply blackface to (an actor).

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