1815–25; < Old Provençal: dawn < Latin, feminine of albus white
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They promise opportunities for high-paying, short-term alba, as part-time jobs are known here, from the German word for “job,” arbeit.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2021
This pure white variety of death cap,Amanita phalloides var. alba, resembles many edible species, especially when young.
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2014
The linea alba is a white, fibrous band that is made of the bilateral rectus sheaths that join at the anterior midline of the body.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
One is a nocturne, the other, a kind of aubade, or alba.
From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2013
A variety, under the name of the Russian mulberry, Morus alba var. tatarica Loudon, has been introduced into this country and has been cultivated for its fruit.
From Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them by Fuller George D.
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