whiteface

[hwahyt-feys, wahyt-] /ˈʰwaɪtˌfeɪs, ˈwaɪt-/
noun
1.
a Hereford.
2.
Theater.
  1. a performer, as a clown, who appears in clown white.
  2. 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)