blackface
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blackface (countable and uncountable, plural blackfaces)
- (uncountable) A style of makeup in which a non-black person blackens their face, usually in order to portray a black person.
- 2019, Farah Andrews, “Filipina Actress Liza Soberano Slammed for Mel B 'Blackface'”, in The National News:
- Soberano hit back at Instagram comments, writing, "This is not any form of blackface." But has since backtracked.
- (countable) A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.
- Synonym of boldface
- 1917, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Journal - Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania, →OCLC:
- The laboratory procedure in the most important tests and methods is printed in blackface type for convenience of reference.
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