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Whiteface

Whiteface meaning

Makeup that makes the face appear white. | Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala. | A Hereford cow.

Example sentences (15)

The second type of whiteface is the buffoonish clown of the Bozo type, known as "Comedy" or "Grotesque Whiteface".

The old gondolas from Whiteface Mountain have been transformed into cozy little outdoor dining areas that overlook Mirror Lake.

In 1864, when she was 30, she and a friend scaled Whiteface Mountain, one of the most challenging peaks in the Adirondacks.

Snow appeared on the summit of Whiteface Mountain.

In the 2000s and 90s, the use of "Whiteface" and "Blackface" in comedy was considered normal.

Whiteface is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it blip in Texas’s oil patch 50 minutes west of Lubbock that only a few hundred people call home, so tiny that describing it as a small town would be a stretch.

Jeryl Bier sends along as the video Smollett’s lawyer is likely referencing in the “Today” interview, in case you want to see the Osundairo brothers’ foolproof whiteface skills at work.

Pittsburgh Intercollegiate Snowboard Team requested $6,650 for a trip to Whiteface, New York.

Big search, multiple agencies combing Whiteface Mountain (in Lake Placid), no luck.

In this 2015 file photo, Eleanor and Robert Reiss pose with their sons, Bobby and A.J., atop Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, New York.

Classically the whiteface character instructs the auguste character to perform his bidding.

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

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

The first mainstream clown role was portrayed by Joseph Grimaldi (who also created the traditional whiteface make-up design).

Traditionally, the whiteface clown uses "clown white" makeup to cover the entire face and neck, leaving none of the underlying natural skin visible.