whiteface

plural whitefaces

1. uncountableMakeup that makes the face appear white.

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

2. countableAny bird of the genus Aphelocephala.
3. countableuncountableA Hereford cow.
4. countableAny dragonfly of the genus Leucorrhinia.
5. countableslangA 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.

   2007 December 10, Janet Maslin, “Cop's Wife Spiraling Out of Control in Chicago”, in New York Times

6. countableA traditional clown who ranks above the auguste.