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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.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

blackface - 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