large white

noun

Also called: cabbage white a large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
(often capitals) a white large-bodied breed of pig commonly kept for pork, bacon, and for fattening

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Words nearby large white

large magellanic cloud, large munsterlander, large muscle of helix, large pelvis, large pudendal lips, large white, large-cap, large-format, large-handed, large-hearted, large-leaved cucumber tree
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