whiteface

/hwahyt-feys, wahyt-/US // ˈʰwaɪtˌfeɪs, ˈwaɪt- //

白脸,白面书生,白脸书,白脸儿

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a Hereford.
- : Theater. a performer, as a clown, who appears in clown white. the white facial makeup used by such a performer.

The process of co-opting black music and selling it back to the adoring public in whiteface is as American as apple pie.
"I should be perfectly contented to stay at home if we had Whiteface back," said Walter.
It is a necktie with a picture like whiteface pony spots on a green frog swimming in the moonshine.
"You may send me Whiteface," continued Squire Hudson, who knew that this was the most valuable of the three cows.
If Whiteface was missed at her old home, she was scarcely less appreciated by her new possessor.
"I think you had better keep your money, and leave Whiteface with me," said Squire Hudson, after a pause.