English Dictionary

whiteface

名詞

不可算名詞 可算名詞 俗語

(uncountable) Makeup that makes the face appear white. / (countable) Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala. / A Hereford cow. / (countable) Any dragonfly of the genus Leucorrhinia.

日本語の意味

顔を白く見せるための化粧（不可算名詞） / アフェロケファラ属に属する鳥（可算名詞） / ヒアフォード種のウシ / ルコールヒニア属に属するトンボ（可算名詞）

The actor carefully applied whiteface before stepping onto the stage.

その俳優は舞台に上がる前に慎重に白塗りを施した。

意味（1）

(uncountable) Makeup that makes the face appear white.

Whiteface is sometimes worn by clowns and mimes, or in the Gothic subculture.

意味（2）

(countable) Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala.

意味（3）

A Hereford cow.

意味（4）

(countable) Any dragonfly of the genus Leucorrhinia.

意味（5）

(countable, slang) A person of European descent. (See usage notes.)

Craig has gotten himself entree into a dangerous Chinatown card game, where he is playing the role of the malleable whiteface, the unlucky Irishman known as Mickey in order to infiltrate the drug-dealing operations of Asian gang members.

意味（6）

(countable) A traditional clown who ranks above the auguste.

whitefaces （ plural ）