whiteface

Noun

 * 1)  Makeup that makes the face appear white.
 * Whiteface is sometimes worn by clowns and mimes, or in the Gothic subculture.
 * 1)  Any bird of the genus.
 * 2) A Hereford cow.
 * 3)  Any dragonfly of the genus.
 * 4)  A person of European descent.
 * 5)  A traditional clown who ranks above the auguste.
 * 1)  A traditional clown who ranks above the auguste.

Usage notes
The "white person" sense is rarely used directly; instead, it is found chiefly in reported or fictional speech, where it is ascribed to non-white characters, often as a way of establishing them as primitives.

Translations

 * Finnish:


 * Dutch: witsnuitlibel


 * Finnish: valkonaama