white sale

American  

noun

1. a sale of sheets, pillowcases, and other white goods.

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white sale British  

noun

1. a sale of household linens at reduced prices

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white sale Idioms  

1. A special offering of towels, bed linens and similar goods, not necessarily white-colored. For example, The big stores always have white sales in January. [c. 1900]

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Etymology

Origin of white sale

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Lots of others view it as a fine day to take advantage of a white sale.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2021

If the New York shows seemed to be advertising a white sale, London was an orgy of neon pinks and oranges, acid yellows and cool aquas.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2010

They had a white sale, a remnant sale, an aluminum sale, and a crockery sale all going at the same time.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

She was told to report on the following Monday; the toy-department would be reduced, but possibly they would find a place for her in the children’s dresses department, for the January white sale....

From The Innocents A Story for Lovers by Lewis, Sinclair

I am going on for the January white sale.

From K by Rinehart, Mary Roberts