blackface

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Synonyms: black ace, blockface, black face, blacklace, black ice, blackjack, blackgaze, blackback, blackacre, black race, black act

Antonyms: black ace, blockface, black face, blacklace, black ice, blackjack, blackgaze, blackback, blackacre, black race, black act

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|caricature of black people}} {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[practice]] in which a [[nonblack]] person [[blacken]]s their face using [[theatrical]] [[makeup]] in order to portray a [[caricature]] of a black person.
2. {{senseid|en|sheep}} {{lb|en|countable}} A [[sheep]] of the {{w|Scottish Blackface}} breed.
3. {{lb|en|uncountable|countable|typography}} {{syn of|en|boldface}}.

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