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body painting

body painting noun: the application of paint to the body as a form of body art.

Noun

body painting (countable and uncountable, plural body paintings)

  1. (uncountable) The application of paint to the body as a form of body art.
  2. (countable) A body painted this way and viewed of as a work of art.

Forms of body painting

pluralbody paintings
alternative formbodypainting

Questions about body painting

What does body painting mean?
Body painting means the application of paint to the body as a form of body art.
What part of speech is body painting?
Body painting is a noun.
What is the plural of body painting?
The plural of body painting is body paintings.

Words near body painting in the dictionary

  1. body pack
  2. body packing
  3. body paint
  4. body painter
  5. body painters
  6. body painting
  7. body paintings
  8. body paints
  9. body part
  10. body parts
  11. body piercing

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