whiteface
[
hwahyt
-feys,
wahyt
-]
/ˈʰwaɪtˌfeɪs, ˈwaɪt-/
noun
1.
a Hereford.
2.
Theater
.
a performer, as a clown, who appears in
clown white
.
the
white
facial makeup used by such a performer.
Origin
1700-10;
white
+
face
Slang definitions & phrases for
white-face
white-face
noun
A clown
(1890s+ Circus)