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black·face  (blkfs)
n.
1. Makeup for a conventionalized comic travesty of Black people, especially in a minstrel show.
2. An actor wearing such makeup in a minstrel show.
blackface [ˈblækˌfeɪs]
n
1. (Performing Arts / Theatre)
a.  a performer made up to imitate a Black person
b.  the make-up used by such a performer, usually consisting of burnt cork
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a breed of sheep having a dark face
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Noun1.blackface - the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negroblackface - the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro
makeup, war paint, make-up - cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
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Leary kin: Australian larrikins and the blackface minstrel dandy by Bellanta, Melissa / Journal of Social History
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Duffer's drift by Taylor, Catherine / Witness
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