different between blackface vs blackfaced

blackface

English

Alternative forms

  • Blackface

Etymology

From black +? face.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?blæk?fe?s/

Noun

blackface (countable and uncountable, plural blackfaces)

  1. (uncountable) A style of makeup in which a non-black person blackens their face, usually in order to portray a black person.
  2. (countable) A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.

Related terms

  • brownface
  • redface
  • whiteface
  • yellowface

See also

  • blackfaced

blackface From the web:



blackfaced

English

Etymology

from black +? faced

Adjective

blackfaced (not comparable)

  1. Having a black face.
  2. Wearing blackface theater makeup.

Antonyms

  • whitefaced

Hypernyms

  • faced

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