different between whiteface vs blackface

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

white +? face

Pronunciation

Noun

whiteface (countable and uncountable, plural whitefaces)

1. (uncountable) Makeup that makes the face appear white.

   Whiteface is sometimes worn by clowns and mimes, or in the Gothic subculture.

2. (countable) Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala.
3. A Hereford cow.
4. (countable) Any dragonfly of the genus Leucorrhinia.
5. (countable, slang) A person of European descent. (See usage notes.)
6. (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

Related terms

• blackface
• brownface
• redface
• yellowface

Translations

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