blackface
Meanings
Plural: blackfaces
Noun
- the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro
- The practice in which a nonblack person blackens their face using theatrical makeup in order to portray a caricature of a black person.
- A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.
- Synonym of boldface.
Origin / Etymology
From black + face.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 22
blackface is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordblackface is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
blackface is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 26
blackface is a valid Words With Friends word