whiteface

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Makeup that makes the face appear white. uncountable
    — Whiteface is sometimes worn by clowns and mimes, or in the Gothic subculture.
  2. Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala. countable
  3. A Hereford cow. countable,uncountable
  4. Any dragonfly of the genus Leucorrhinia. countable
  5. A person of European descent. (See usage notes.) countable,slang
    — 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.
  6. A traditional clown who ranks above the auguste. countable

词形变化

whitefaces plural

词汇关系

近义词
paleface
相关词
blackface brownface redface transface yellowface

词源

From white + face.
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