whiteface

Noun

Meaning

(uncountable) Makeup that makes the face appear white.
Whiteface is sometimes worn by clowns and mimes, or in the Gothic subculture.

(countable) Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala.

A Hereford cow.

(countable) Any dragonfly of the genus Leucorrhinia.

(countable, slang) A person of European descent. (See usage notes.)

(countable) A traditional clown who ranks above the auguste.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

make-up hereford paleface

Hypernyms

beef clown buffoon merry-andrew beef cattle

Related terms

blackface brownface redface yellowface transface

Examples

Classically the whiteface character instructs the auguste character to perform his bidding. Source: Internet

Rock/pop Group names and costumes *American— Bob Dylan appeared occasionally in whiteface in his Rolling Thunder Revue (1975), partly in homage to the Barrault/Deburau Pierrot of Children of Paradise ; Wilentz, pp. 161-63. Source: Internet

Although the tower is closed and unsafe, the largely open summit offers views of Lyon Mountain (another fire tower peak), Whiteface and Esther mountains and the High Peaks. Source: Internet

Alpine Ski Team at Whiteface Mtn. Source: Internet

He is clever and has much lower status than the whiteface. Source: Internet

If there is a contra-auguste character, he often is instructed by the whiteface to correct the auguste when he is doing something wrong. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

whited sepulcher whited sepulchre whitedamp whitefella whitefeller whitefellow