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clown white

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noun

Theater.

  1. white facial makeup used by performers, as clowns.

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Consider the scene—my body: hidden under the Sephora smock; my face: foundation and contour; bronzer and blush; brows, eyeliner, bright blue and clown white eyeshadow; lip-liner and lipstick and gloss; highlight; and lashes.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2018

A small circus troupe travels along a country road and a clown, white from head to foot, brings up the rear riding on a donkey.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Wishing Man—Dressed as a clown, white suit with red horseshoes on it.

From The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays by Hare, Walter Ben

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