Associations to the word «Blackface»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
BLACKFACE, noun. A style of theatrical makeup in which a white person blackens their face in order to portray a negro.
Dictionary definition
BLACKFACE, noun. The makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro.
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.