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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
The practice in which a nonblack person blackens their face using theatrical makeup in order to portray a caricature of a black person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Synonym of boldface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: media, publishing, typography
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Synonyms: boldface
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of blackface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
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noun
the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: makeup, make-up, war paint
History
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dhh1kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face English blackface From black + face.
From black + face.
