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- n a member of the Caucasoid race
- n the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
- n United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)
- n Australian writer (1912-1990)
- n United States political journalist (1915-1986)
- n United States architect (1853-1906)
- n United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)
- n United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)
- n a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri
- n the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water
she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs - n (board games) the lighter pieces
- n (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
- v turn white
This detergent will whiten your laundry - a being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
as white as fresh snow
a bride's white dress - a of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration
voting patterns within the white population - s free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied
in shining white armor - s marked by the presence of snow
a white Christmas
the white hills of a northern winter - s restricted to whites only
under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains
a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization - s glowing white with heat
white flames
a white-hot center of the fire - s benevolent; without malicious intent
that's white of you - s (of a surface) not written or printed on
wide white margins - s (of coffee) having cream or milk added
- s (of hair) having lost its color
the white hairs of old age - s anemic looking from illness or emotion
lips white with terror
a face white with rage - s of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets
white nights
- After nearly 20 years of court-ordered integrated education, most Americans are aware of the problems of black students brought into a predominantly white school.
- Come on, my fellow white folks, we have something to confess.
- The discovery of a white animal belong- ing to a species whose members are usually dark in color, calls forth a religious ceremony in savage countries, a news story in civilized .