brownfacen.

Brit.

/ˈbraʊnfeɪs/, U.S.

/ˈbraʊnˌfeɪs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brown adj., face n.

Etymology: < brown adj. + face n., after blackface n.

Make-up worn to imitate the appearance of a brown- or dark-skinned person (typically one of South Asian, Middle Eastern, or Latin American origin or descent), esp. as part of a performance. Also: the practice of imitating such a person in this way. Cf. blackface n. 1b. This practice is now widely condemned 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

1913 Variety 26 Dec. 9/1 Anna Morris is doing a single turn in brownface.

1985 Winnipeg Free Press 24 May 29/3 Aida, a tale of the familiar operatic impossible love set in ancient Egypt, starred a young Sophia Loren in Ethiopian brownface.

1999 Amer. Jewish Hist. 87 299 The Betty Boop cartoons themselves frequently pair Betty with cartoon images of black jazz musicians.., and she even wears brown face as a Samoan in one cartoon.

2015 Argus Weekend (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 22 Nov. (Entertainment section) 3 Whitewashed casting and the offensiveness of brownface has pretty much dominated the pop culture conversation this week.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brownface
释义	brownfacen. Brit. /ˈbraʊnfeɪs/, U.S. /ˈbraʊnˌfeɪs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brown adj., face n. Etymology: < brown adj. + face n., after blackface n. Make-up worn to imitate the appearance of a brown- or dark-skinned person (typically one of South Asian, Middle Eastern, or Latin American origin or descent), esp. as part of a performance. Also: the practice of imitating such a person in this way. Cf. blackface n. 1b. This practice is now widely condemned as offensive. ΘΚΠ 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 1913 Variety 26 Dec. 9/1 Anna Morris is doing a single turn in brownface. 1985 Winnipeg Free Press 24 May 29/3 Aida, a tale of the familiar operatic impossible love set in ancient Egypt, starred a young Sophia Loren in Ethiopian brownface. 1999 Amer. Jewish Hist. 87 299 The Betty Boop cartoons themselves frequently pair Betty with cartoon images of black jazz musicians.., and she even wears brown face as a Samoan in one cartoon. 2015 Argus Weekend (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 22 Nov. (Entertainment section) 3 Whitewashed casting and the offensiveness of brownface has pretty much dominated the pop culture conversation this week. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1913
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