blackface
/ˈblækˌfeɪs/
noun
- 1
A style of makeup in which a non-black person blackens their face, usually in order to portray a black person.
“The Canadian prime minister faced harsh criticism from the news media after several photographs of him wearing blackface surfaced on the internet.”
- 2
A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.
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