Hereford, whiteface
(noun) hardy English breed of cattle raised extensively in United States
whiteface
(noun) a clown whose face is covered with white make-up
Source: WordNet® 3.1
whiteface (countable and uncountable, plural whitefaces)
(uncountable) Makeup that makes the face appear white.
(countable) Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala.
A Hereford cow.
(countable, slang) A person of European descent. (See usage notes.)
(countable) A traditional clown who ranks above the auguste.
The "white person" sense is rarely used directly; instead, it is found chiefly in reported or fictional speech, where it is ascribed to non-white characters, often as a way of establishing them as primitives.
• (European): paleface
Source: Wiktionary
White"-face`, n.
Definition: A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose; -- called also white-blaze.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
