milk-white
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of milk-white
before 1000; Middle English, Old English
Example Sentences
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Upstairs, near the relics of the Christian martyr Saint Sebastian, is the last work of 17th-century sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini – a wild-haired bust of Jesus in milk-white marble.
From National Geographic ● Apr. 15, 2023
The milk-white skin was dry to the touch, brownish and rough in places.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 12, 2016
The massive, milk-white blimps can be grounded by bad weather and, if deployed in combat zones, would be especially vulnerable to enemy attack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2015
It’s ”a little western flower, / Before milk-white, now purple with love’s wound, / And maidens call it love-in-idleness,” he explains.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2014
"Nonetheless," Maester Aemon said as his clouded, milk-white eyes moved to Tyrion's face, "I think it is true."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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