墨すみ付つけ

noun

blackening the face

Refers to the act of blackening one's face, often for disguise or theatrical purposes. Can also refer to the blackened face itself.

• 泥どろ棒ぼうは墨すみ付つけをして家いえに忍しのび込こんだ。

  The burglar blackened his face and sneaked into the house.

• 歌か舞ぶ伎きでは、悪あく役やくが墨すみ付つけをすることがある。

  In kabuki, villains sometimes blacken their faces.