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WHITEFACE
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
Etymology
Noun
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.
Usage notes
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.
Synonyms
• (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
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(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
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