white-faceadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪtfeɪs/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪtˌfeɪs/

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

Etymology: < white adj. + face n. Compare earlier white-faced adj.

A. adj.

Of an animal: having a white face; = white-faced adj. 1.

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the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > streaked or marked with white > having a white head > having a white face

white-faced?1570

white-face1667

1667 in B. D. Hicks Rec. N. & S. Hempstead, Long Island (1896) I. 200 Robert Beddell sold..A Blak white face Cow between 7 and 8.

1785 T. Jefferson Notes Virginia vi. 126 White face teal.

1879 E. R. Smilie Investig. & Experience of M. Shawtinback 158 The small white-face monkey of the Isthmus of Darien.

1961 R. P. Hobson Rancher takes Wife xvii. 217 There's a herd of top whiteface cows.

1984 Properties Open in 1984 (National Trust) 40 A Country Park surrounds the property and contains a flock of Whiteface Woodland sheep.

2004 Outside Feb. 56/2 It's an easy paddle inland,..to Isla Colón's mangrove swamps—home to howler and white-face monkeys.

B. n.

1. A light-skinned person, esp. one of European origin or descent. Now somewhat rare.

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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun]

white mana1398

Christian1622

European1666

white-face1684

long knife1784

buckra1794

sahib1796

white-skin1803

whitey1811

Pakeha1817

papalagi1817

paleface1823

whitefellow1826

Abelungu1836

haole1843

gringo1849

lightiea1855

umlungu1859

mzungu1860

heaven-burster1861

ladino1877

mooniasc1880

Conchy Joe1888

béké1889

ofay1899

ridge runner1904

Ngati Pakeha1905

kelch1912

pink1913

leucoderm1924

fay1927

Mr Charlie1928

pinkie1935

devil1938

wonk1938

oaf1941

grey1943

paddy1945

Caucasoid1956

Jumble1957

Caucasian1958

white boy1958

pinko-grey1964

honky1967

toubab1976

palagi1977

1684 in J. P. tr. H. Ludolf New Hist. Ethiopia (ed. 2) Pref. Bookseller to Rdr. sig. H Two White Faces among the Travellers..he suspected..to be such as had by the late Imperial Edict been banished from all the Coasts of Ethiopia.

1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World vi. 192 He might..have taken possession of her without any to resist them but 8 or 9 white faces and twelve Negroes.

1834 A. Burnes Trav. Bokhara III. iv. 82 One man in the crowd demanded that we should stop and show ourselves, since there had never been a white-face in this country before.

1895 R. Kipling Second Jungle Bk. 99 Ah, but the white-faces are there—the English.

?1940 R. Wright Native Son in Wks. (1991) I. iii. 818 She was acting toward him in such a way as no white face usually acts toward a Negro, and as a white face acts only when it is about to fleece a Negro of something.

1999 Washington Post (Nexis) 25 Sept. a15 She was able to go into the camps only because she is Burmese; Westerners, and particularly ‘white faces’ are generally not allowed.

a. U.S. The American wigeon, Anas americana. rare.

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the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > member of genus Anas (miscellaneous) > anas penelope (Eurasian widgeon)

wigeon1508

winder1542

atteal1600

smeath1622

smee1668

whistling duck1699

whima1705

white-face1709

poacher1888

1709 J. Lawson New Voy. Carolina 151 The bald or white Faces are a good Fowl.

1923 W. L. McAtee Local Names Migratory Game Birds 12 Baldpate (Mareca americana)...Vernacular Names..whiteface (N.Y., N.C.).

b. Any of the small Australian songbirds of the genus Aphelocephala (family Acanthizidae), comprising three species, all with a white face and underparts, with a coloured breast band in two species.

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1903 Emu 3 72 Near Jan Juc, close to the edge of the coastal ranges, the Whiteface (Xerophila leucopsis), an inland species, was seen breeding.

1945 C. Barrett Austral. Bird Life 189 Those quaint little birds, the whitefaces (Aphelocephala)..frequent open forest country and open scrublands.

1981 M. Sharland Tracks of Morning 110 Tapping a post may bring from an old knot hole a small, modest looking bird called the whiteface.

2011 R. Thomas et al. Compl. Guide Finding Birds Austral. (ed. 2) 338 Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis... Widespread and generally common in open woodlands, dry scrub and mulga. Easily the commonest whiteface.

3. An animal of the Hereford breed of cattle; (also) the breed itself. Now chiefly North American and Australian.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > of Herefordshire

Herefordshire1789

Hereford1805

white-face1826

1826 London Hermit's Tour York Festival x. 100 The white faces of Herefordshire are also not unfrequent.

1860 W. White All round Wrekin xi. 93 I journeyed down..into the fertile champaign of the whitefaces.

1965 E. McCourt Road across Canada 152 Herds of white-faces dot the slopes.., grazing knee-deep in the lush grass of the wide valley-bottoms.

1970 M. G. Eberhart El Rancho Rio (1971) viii. 85 I've been breeding white-faces—pure-bred Herefords.

2002 Land (N. Richmond, New S. Wales) 21 Mar. 43/1 The new estimated breeding value..was introduced commercially by the Angus and whiteface breed societies this year.

4. Originally U.S. White or light-coloured theatrical make-up, esp. as worn by a black actor playing a white character. Cf. blackface n. 1b.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [adjective] > type of make-up

white-face1870

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

1870 N.Y. Clipper 16 Apr. 15/4 Mr. Murphy informs us that he has quit the minstrel business, and will hereafter appear on the legitimate boards in white face.

1871 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily Sentinel 26 May Albino Minstrels... The first part will appear in White Face, Wigs, Dress, Hands, Red Neck-Ties.

1897 Logansport (Indiana) Daily Reporter 14 Sept. The three Gorman Brothers of minstrel fame, whose appearance in white-face is highly relished by their many admirers.

1947 Partisan Rev. Jan. 65 The selection of Canada Lee, a negro in white-face, to play Bosola.

1981 Times 11 Apr. 7/1 We find him grovelling on the floor like a mock Othello in whiteface.

2009 E. Simon Art Clowning v. 89 Working in white-face is like clowning on pure adrenalin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	white-face
释义	white-faceadj.n. Brit. /ˈwʌɪtfeɪs/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪtˌfeɪs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., face n. Etymology: < white adj. + face n. Compare earlier white-faced adj. A. adj. Of an animal: having a white face; = white-faced adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > streaked or marked with white > having a white head > having a white face white-faced?1570 white-face1667 1667 in B. D. Hicks Rec. N. & S. Hempstead, Long Island (1896) I. 200 Robert Beddell sold..A Blak white face Cow between 7 and 8. 1785 T. Jefferson Notes Virginia vi. 126 White face teal. 1879 E. R. Smilie Investig. & Experience of M. Shawtinback 158 The small white-face monkey of the Isthmus of Darien. 1961 R. P. Hobson Rancher takes Wife xvii. 217 There's a herd of top whiteface cows. 1984 Properties Open in 1984 (National Trust) 40 A Country Park surrounds the property and contains a flock of Whiteface Woodland sheep. 2004 Outside Feb. 56/2 It's an easy paddle inland,..to Isla Colón's mangrove swamps—home to howler and white-face monkeys. B. n. 1. A light-skinned person, esp. one of European origin or descent. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun] white mana1398 Christian1622 European1666 white-face1684 long knife1784 buckra1794 sahib1796 white-skin1803 whitey1811 Pakeha1817 papalagi1817 paleface1823 whitefellow1826 Abelungu1836 haole1843 gringo1849 lightiea1855 umlungu1859 mzungu1860 heaven-burster1861 ladino1877 mooniasc1880 Conchy Joe1888 béké1889 ofay1899 ridge runner1904 Ngati Pakeha1905 kelch1912 pink1913 leucoderm1924 fay1927 Mr Charlie1928 pinkie1935 devil1938 wonk1938 oaf1941 grey1943 paddy1945 Caucasoid1956 Jumble1957 Caucasian1958 white boy1958 pinko-grey1964 honky1967 toubab1976 palagi1977 1684 in J. P. tr. H. Ludolf New Hist. Ethiopia (ed. 2) Pref. Bookseller to Rdr. sig. H Two White Faces among the Travellers..he suspected..to be such as had by the late Imperial Edict been banished from all the Coasts of Ethiopia. 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World vi. 192 He might..have taken possession of her without any to resist them but 8 or 9 white faces and twelve Negroes. 1834 A. Burnes Trav. Bokhara III. iv. 82 One man in the crowd demanded that we should stop and show ourselves, since there had never been a white-face in this country before. 1895 R. Kipling Second Jungle Bk. 99 Ah, but the white-faces are there—the English. ?1940 R. Wright Native Son in Wks. (1991) I. iii. 818 She was acting toward him in such a way as no white face usually acts toward a Negro, and as a white face acts only when it is about to fleece a Negro of something. 1999 Washington Post (Nexis) 25 Sept. a15 She was able to go into the camps only because she is Burmese; Westerners, and particularly ‘white faces’ are generally not allowed. 2. a. U.S. The American wigeon, Anas americana. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > member of genus Anas (miscellaneous) > anas penelope (Eurasian widgeon) wigeon1508 winder1542 atteal1600 smeath1622 smee1668 whistling duck1699 whima1705 white-face1709 poacher1888 1709 J. Lawson New Voy. Carolina 151 The bald or white Faces are a good Fowl. 1923 W. L. McAtee Local Names Migratory Game Birds 12 Baldpate (Mareca americana)...Vernacular Names..whiteface (N.Y., N.C.). b. Any of the small Australian songbirds of the genus Aphelocephala (family Acanthizidae), comprising three species, all with a white face and underparts, with a coloured breast band in two species. ΚΠ 1903 Emu 3 72 Near Jan Juc, close to the edge of the coastal ranges, the Whiteface (Xerophila leucopsis), an inland species, was seen breeding. 1945 C. Barrett Austral. Bird Life 189 Those quaint little birds, the whitefaces (Aphelocephala)..frequent open forest country and open scrublands. 1981 M. Sharland Tracks of Morning 110 Tapping a post may bring from an old knot hole a small, modest looking bird called the whiteface. 2011 R. Thomas et al. Compl. Guide Finding Birds Austral. (ed. 2) 338 Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis... Widespread and generally common in open woodlands, dry scrub and mulga. Easily the commonest whiteface. 3. An animal of the Hereford breed of cattle; (also) the breed itself. Now chiefly North American and Australian. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > breeds of ox > [noun] > of Herefordshire Herefordshire1789 Hereford1805 white-face1826 1826 London Hermit's Tour York Festival x. 100 The white faces of Herefordshire are also not unfrequent. 1860 W. White All round Wrekin xi. 93 I journeyed down..into the fertile champaign of the whitefaces. 1965 E. McCourt Road across Canada 152 Herds of white-faces dot the slopes.., grazing knee-deep in the lush grass of the wide valley-bottoms. 1970 M. G. Eberhart El Rancho Rio (1971) viii. 85 I've been breeding white-faces—pure-bred Herefords. 2002 Land (N. Richmond, New S. Wales) 21 Mar. 43/1 The new estimated breeding value..was introduced commercially by the Angus and whiteface breed societies this year. 4. Originally U.S. White or light-coloured theatrical make-up, esp. as worn by a black actor playing a white character. Cf. blackface n. 1b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [adjective] > type of make-up white-face1870 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 1870 N.Y. Clipper 16 Apr. 15/4 Mr. Murphy informs us that he has quit the minstrel business, and will hereafter appear on the legitimate boards in white face. 1871 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily Sentinel 26 May Albino Minstrels... The first part will appear in White Face, Wigs, Dress, Hands, Red Neck-Ties. 1897 Logansport (Indiana) Daily Reporter 14 Sept. The three Gorman Brothers of minstrel fame, whose appearance in white-face is highly relished by their many admirers. 1947 Partisan Rev. Jan. 65 The selection of Canada Lee, a negro in white-face, to play Bosola. 1981 Times 11 Apr. 7/1 We find him grovelling on the floor like a mock Othello in whiteface. 2009 E. Simon Art Clowning v. 89 Working in white-face is like clowning on pure adrenalin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1667
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