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Whiteface

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Makeup that makes the face appear white. uncountable

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

  2. 2
    hardy English breed of cattle raised extensively in United States wordnet
  3. 3
    Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala. countable
  4. 4
    a clown whose face is covered with white make-up wordnet
  5. 5
    A Hereford cow. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Any dragonfly of the genus Leucorrhinia. countable
  2. 7
    A person of European descent. (See usage notes.) countable, slang

    "Craig has gotten himself entree into a dangerous Chinatown card game, where he is playing the role of the malleable whiteface, the unlucky Irishman known as Mickey in order to infiltrate the drug-dealing operations of Asian gang members."

  3. 8
    A traditional clown who ranks above the auguste. countable

Etymology

From white + face.

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