Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index W war paint: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: war' paint" Pronunciation: [key] paint applied by American Indians to their faces and bodies before going to war. makeup; cosmetics. full dress; regalia. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. warp war party ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: dubitable Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language