English Dictionary

five and nine

名詞

くだけた表現 不可算名詞

(theater, informal) Basic facial greasepaint makeup.

日本語の意味

（劇場用語、口語）基本的な顔用の油彩メイク、つまりグリスメイクアップを指す

When the actor's five and nine began to run in the summer heat, he dashed backstage to refresh his stage makeup.

俳優のグリースペイントが夏の暑さでにじみ始めたとき、彼は舞台裏へ駆け込み、舞台用の化粧を直した。

意味（1）

(theater, informal) Basic facial greasepaint makeup.

Not much beautiful dignity about her now! she thought, looking at her smudged eyes and the tracks her tears had made in carefully applied five and nine. Her black tin box of makeup — her most treasured possession — sat before her, […]