What does whiteface mean?
Whiteface means (uncountable) Makeup that makes the face appear white..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(uncountable) Makeup that makes the face appear white..
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.
Use whiteface when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Whiteface means (uncountable) Makeup that makes the face appear white..
Common synonyms include paleface, hereford.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Whiteface is sometimes worn by clowns and mimes, or in the Gothic subculture.
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