paleface

[ peyl-feys ]

/ ˈpeɪlˌfeɪs /

noun

Slang. a white person, as distinguished from a North American Indian.

Origin of paleface

1815–25; pale¹ + face, expression attributed to North American Indians

Words nearby paleface

palearctic, pale chrysanthemum aphid, pale-dry, paleencephalon, paleethnology, paleface, Pale Horse, Pale Horse, Pale Rider, Palembang, Palencia, Palenque

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Example sentences from the Web for paleface

Lillian, with her hair as yellow as the corn, was the paleface princess stolen by the Indians in her babyhood.
Madge Morton's Trust|Amy D. V. Chalmers
He was a paleface, and palefaces had crooked tongues, and their words could not be depended upon.
Fire Cloud|Samuel Fletcher
His gestures indicated hostility and the Paleface lads knew that at heart he hated them.
Far Past the Frontier|James A. Braden
"The two women will follow us, as well as the paleface hunters," one of the Indians commanded.
The Pirates of the Prairies|Gustave Aimard

The Eskimo knows that most of his paleface brethren from the south are wholly unable to paddle their own canoes.
Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North|Fullerton Waldo

British Dictionary definitions for paleface

paleface

/ (ˈpeɪlˌfeɪs) /

noun

a derogatory term for a White person, said to have been used by North American Indians

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单词	paleface
释义	paleface [ peyl-feys ] / ˈpeɪlˌfeɪs / noun Slang. a white person, as distinguished from a North American Indian. Origin of paleface 1815–25; pale¹ + face, expression attributed to North American Indians Words nearby paleface palearctic, pale chrysanthemum aphid, pale-dry, paleencephalon, paleethnology, paleface, Pale Horse, Pale Horse, Pale Rider, Palembang, Palencia, Palenque Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paleface Lillian, with her hair as yellow as the corn, was the paleface princess stolen by the Indians in her babyhood. Madge Morton's Trust\|Amy D. V. Chalmers He was a paleface, and palefaces had crooked tongues, and their words could not be depended upon. Fire Cloud\|Samuel Fletcher His gestures indicated hostility and the Paleface lads knew that at heart he hated them. Far Past the Frontier\|James A. Braden "The two women will follow us, as well as the paleface hunters," one of the Indians commanded. The Pirates of the Prairies\|Gustave Aimard The Eskimo knows that most of his paleface brethren from the south are wholly unable to paddle their own canoes. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North\|Fullerton Waldo British Dictionary definitions for paleface paleface / (ˈpeɪlˌfeɪs) / noun a derogatory term for a White person, said to have been used by North American Indians Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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