whiteface

[ hwahyt-feys, wahyt- ]

/ ˈʰwaɪtˌfeɪs, ˈwaɪt- /

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

Words nearby whiteface

white dwarf, white elephant, white ensign, white-eye, white-eyed vireo, whiteface, white-faced, white-faced hornet, white false hellebore, white feather, white fiber

Example sentences from the Web for whiteface

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.
Mr. Burrows went out laughing, to have Sultana brought around, and Jerry waited impatiently for Whiteface to reappear.
The Circus Comes to Town|Lebbeus Mitchell
It was Whiteface, the clown, sitting on his heels right there in front of him!
The Circus Comes to Town|Lebbeus Mitchell

The look that Whiteface turned on Jerry sent a warm glow surging over his body.
The Circus Comes to Town|Lebbeus Mitchell

单词	whiteface
释义	whiteface [ hwahyt-feys, wahyt- ] / ˈʰwaɪtˌfeɪs, ˈwaɪt- / 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 Words nearby whiteface white dwarf, white elephant, white ensign, white-eye, white-eyed vireo, whiteface, white-faced, white-faced hornet, white false hellebore, white feather, white fiber Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whiteface 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. Mr. Burrows went out laughing, to have Sultana brought around, and Jerry waited impatiently for Whiteface to reappear. The Circus Comes to Town\|Lebbeus Mitchell It was Whiteface, the clown, sitting on his heels right there in front of him! The Circus Comes to Town\|Lebbeus Mitchell The look that Whiteface turned on Jerry sent a warm glow surging over his body. The Circus Comes to Town\|Lebbeus Mitchell
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