Brownface
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɹaʊnˌfeɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Brownface is a noun meaning A style of theatrical makeup in which a white person colours the face brown in order to represent somebody of another race.
Meaning
A style of theatrical makeup in which a white person colours the face brown in order to represent somebody of another race.
Example Sentences
The problem isn’t so much Lancaster’s unconvincing brownface makeup — though it looks as if it had been applied by the same heavy laborers who blacktopped Laurence Olivier for “Othello” — as it is the extremely un-Leonardian softness of his presence.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include blackface, blackfacing, pale face, browning, paleface, tawny.
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