Definition of whitehead
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Textures are particularly luscious — the veins of a leaf, the grain of a wood table, whiteheads and pores on Al’s skin.
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1886
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1886
Whitehead
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White·head
\ˈhwīt-ˌhed, ˈwīt-\
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Alfred North 1861–1947 English mathematician and philosopher
Whitehead
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white·head
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William 1715–1785 English dramatist; poet laureate (1757–85)
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