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corpse paint

corpse paint is the alternative form of corpsepaint.

Meaning of corpsepaint

Noun

corpsepaint (uncountable)

  1. A style of black-and-white makeup used primarily by black metal musicians and fans, intended to make the wearer appear inhuman, corpselike, or demonic.
    • Many black metal musicians dress in black robes and wear exaggerated white-and-black “corpsepaint” on their faces, […]2007, Ronald Bogue, Deleuze's Way: Essays in Transverse Ethics and Aesthetics, Ashgate Publishing Limited, →ISBN, page 45

Questions about corpse paint

What is corpse paint the alternative form of?
Corpse paint is the alternative form of corpsepaint.

Words near corpse paint in the dictionary

  1. corpse candle
  2. corpse candles
  3. corpse flower
  4. corpse flowers
  5. corpse hounds
  6. corpse paint
  7. corpse plant
  8. corpse plants
  9. corpse pose
  10. corpse powder
  11. corpse ran

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