milk-white
[ milk-hwahyt, -wahyt ]
adjective
of a white or slightly blue-white color, as that of milk.
Origin of milk-white
1before 1000; Middle English, Old English
Words Nearby milk-white
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How to use milk-white in a sentence
For a second the lily was enveloped in a milk-white foam, which disappeared, leaving the fluid opalescent.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe throne itself was of milk-white glass, and the cushions were little black mice that kept biting each other's tails.
Rudy and Babette | Hans Christian AndersenThe prunifolia is unfolding its delicate milk-white petals; roses are opening their tinted leaves.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.We were sitting on a luxurious divan and he held my milk-white hand in his.
Fair to Look Upon | Mary Belle FreeleyThe moon, ringed by a halo, shone like an opal in the milk-white sky.
The Child of Pleasure | Gabriele D'Annunzio
Stem: Solid; milk-white, commonly stained or streaked with red towards the base.
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