"Blackface" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈblækˌfeɪs/ Forms: Blackfaces [plural]
Etymology: From black + face. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|black|face}} black + face Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Blackface (countable and uncountable, plural Blackfaces)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of blackface (form of racist vaudeville entertainment) Wikipedia link: Blackface Tags: alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: blackface (extra: form of racist vaudeville entertainment) Categories (topical): Entertainment, Racism

Inflected forms

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