"redface" meaning in All languages combined

See redface on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɹɛdˌfeɪs/
Etymology: From red + face, based on earlier blackface. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|red|face}} red + face Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} redface (uncountable)
  1. A style of theatrical makeup in which a white actor reddens the face in order to portray a Native American. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Racism Related terms: blackface, brownface, transface, whiteface, yellowface, red-faced
    Sense id: en-redface-en-noun-Z7yu1R9R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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