- Theater.
- an entertainer, especially in a minstrel or vaudeville show, made up in the role of a Black person. By the mid-20th century, these entertainers had declined in popularity because their comic portrayal of negative racial stereotypes was considered offensive.
- facial makeup, as burnt cork, used in this role: They appeared in blackface.
- imitation of Black skin tone, speech, traditional dress, etc., by a person who is not Black: White rappers are performing vocal blackface when they rap in a dialect they appropriated from the African American community.
- a heavy-faced type, usually darker than boldface.
- a performer made up to imitate a Black person
- the make-up used by such a performer, usually consisting of burnt cork
- a breed of sheep having a dark face
