whiteface
nounEtymology From white + face.
1
Makeup that makes the face appear white.
- Whiteface is sometimes worn by clowns and mimes, or in the Gothic subculture.
2
Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala.
3
A Hereford cow.
4
Any dragonfly of the genus Leucorrhinia.
5
Slang A person of European descent. (See usage notes.)
- 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.2007 December 10, Janet Maslin, “Cop's Wife Spiraling Out of Control in Chicago”, in New York Times:
6
A traditional clown who ranks above the auguste.