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whites

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
2white
Function:
noun
Date:
before 12th century
1: the achromatic object color of greatest lightness characteristically perceived to belong to objects that reflect diffusely nearly all incident energy throughout the visible spectrum2 a: a white or light-colored part of something: as (1): a mass of albuminous material surrounding the yolk of an egg (2): the white part of the eyeball (3): the light-colored pieces in a 2-player board game ; also : the player by whom these are played (4): the area of a page unmarked by writing, printing, or illustration b (1)archaic : a white target (2): the fifth or outermost circle of an archery target ; also : a shot that hits it3: one that is or approaches white in color: as a: white clothing —often used in plural b: white wine c: a white mammal (as a horse or a hog) d (1): a white-colored product (as flour, pins, or sugar) —usually used in plural (2): any of numerous butterflies (subfamily Pierinae of the family Pieridae) that usually have the ground color of the wings white and are related to the sulphur butterflies eplural : teeth —used in the phrase pearly whites4plural : leukorrhea5: a person belonging to a light-skinned race6often capitalized : a member of a conservative or reactionary political group


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