redfacen.
/ˈrɛdfeɪs/, U.S. /ˈrɛdˌfeɪs/ 1. The red-headed lovebird, Agapornis pullarius, of central Africa, the male of which has a red face and bill. Frequently attributive in redface lovebird. Cf. red-faced adj. 2. Now rare.
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1876 Bazaar, Exchange & Mart 26 Aug. p. v/3 (advt.) African red face love birds, 300 pairs.
1884 Parrots in Captivity II. 39 A male [Blue Wing]..will mate..with a female Red-face (Agapornis pullaria).
1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Red a. Redface, the red-faced lovebird.
1907 Bird Notes Jan. 248 Someone having presented the lady with a male Redface she thought her two hens would be delighted to welcome him.
1989 Tinley Park (Illinois) Star 2 Feb. d7/3 (advt.) Red face love birds, $550.
2. Originally U.S. Make-up and costume worn to imitate the appearance of a North American Indian, esp. as part of a performance. Also: the practice of imitating a North American Indian in this way. Cf. blackface n. 1b.This practice is now generally regarded as offensive.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > make-up > types of
blackface1847
crape hair1866
spirit gum1871
brownface1913
wet-white1922
glycerine tear1934
white-face1947
nose putty1950
nose paste1951
redface1954
yellowface1959
1954 Washington Post 13 Nov. 14/1 Jeff Chandler made his first big click in redface.
1983 S. Pinsker in S. B. Cohen From Hester St. to Hollywood 250 A group of Indians (headed by Mel Brooks, in redface) investigate the intruders.
1992 Jrnl. Amer. Hist. 79 1074 Redface does not disguise but rather calls attention to the Jew wearing the costume.
2000 Cinema Jrnl. 39 iv. 22 The psychological and political dynamics of redface echo those of blackface.
2016 M. B. Hines et al. in S. Y. Tettegah & M. P. McCreery Emotions, Technol., & Learning (e-book, accessed 1 June 2018) x. 199 A baseball fan appeared in redface at a Cleveland Indians game in ‘grotesque homage’ to the club's logo.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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