blackface

English
Vaudevillian Bert Williams in blackface, 1921

Etymology

From black +‎ face.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblækˌfeɪs/

Noun

blackface (countable and uncountable, plural blackfaces)

  1. (uncountable) A style of makeup in which a non-black person blackens their face, usually in order to portray a black person.
  2. (countable) A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.

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