whore's paint

/ˈhɔɹzˌpeɪnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

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noun

Derogatory; Uncountable

"See — there is rouge and whore's paint on thy white starched and pleated shirt!"
"'Twas the whore's paint that fooled me, thought Tom. She's no more than twenty-two [...]"
"I will not have that . . . that whore's paint on my face!""

* whore + -'s + paint

whore paint (alternative) whore-paint (alternative)

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How do you pronounce whore's paint?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɔɹzˌpeɪnt/.

What does whore's paint mean?

Excessive, gaudy, or tasteless makeup.

Where does whore's paint come from?

* whore + -'s + paint

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