whiteface — ozdic

Collocations

3

ADJ.

malleable, unlucky

WHITEFACE + NOUN

irishman

ADV.

sometimes

Definitions

noun

1

Makeup that makes the face appear white.

Whiteface is sometimes worn by clowns and mimes, or in the Gothic subculture.

2

Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala.

3

A Hereford cow.

4

Any dragonfly of the genus Leucorrhinia.

5

A person of European descent. (See usage notes.)

Craig has gotten himself entree into a dangerous Chinatown card game, where he is playing the role of the malleable whiteface, the unlucky Irishman known as Mickey in order to infiltrate the drug-dealing operations of Asian gang members.

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Synonyms

noun — hardy English breed of cattle raised extensively in United S

hereford

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

2

01

Whiteface is sometimes worn by clowns and mimes, or in the Gothic subculture.

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02

Craig has gotten himself entree into a dangerous Chinatown card game, where he is playing the role of the malleable whiteface, the unlucky Irishman known as Mickey in order to infiltrate the drug-deal

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, whiteface is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.