whiteface

[ hwahyt-feys, wahyt- ]

noun

a Hereford.
Theater.
- a performer, as a clown, who appears in clown white.
- the white facial makeup used by such a performer.

Origin of whiteface

First recorded in 1700–10; white + face

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The process of co-opting black music and selling it back to the adoring public in whiteface is as American as apple pie.
The Cultural Crimes of Iggy Azalea | Amy Zimmerman | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
"I should be perfectly contented to stay at home if we had whiteface back," said Walter.
The Young Miner | Horatio Alger, Jr.
It is a necktie with a picture like whiteface pony spots on a green frog swimming in the moonshine.
Rootabaga Stories | Carl Sandburg
"You may send me whiteface," continued Squire Hudson, who knew that this was the most valuable of the three cows.
The Young Miner | Horatio Alger, Jr.
If whiteface was missed at her old home, she was scarcely less appreciated by her new possessor.
The Young Miner | Horatio Alger, Jr.

"I think you had better keep your money, and leave whiteface with me," said Squire Hudson, after a pause.
The Young Miner | Horatio Alger, Jr.

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