Whiteface

Definitions

1. Makeup that makes the face appear white.
   uncountable
2. Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala.
   countable
3. A Hereford cow.
   countable, uncountable
4. Any dragonfly of the genus Leucorrhinia.
   countable
5. A person of European descent. (See usage notes.)
   countable, slang
6. A traditional clown who ranks above the auguste.
   countable

Equivalents

Examples

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

“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.”

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