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

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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

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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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