white pages

American  

plural noun

(sometimes initial capital letters)

1. the white pages of a telephone directory, or sometimes a separate volume, in which subscribers are listed alphabetically.

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white pages

Another symbol of defiance that has replaced some protest art across the city is blank white pages.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2020

Four plates - one for each color of ink - have to be made for every color page, whereas black and white pages require only one, black plate.

From Washington Times ● May 15, 2020

They create a sort of vignette effect on white pages and are a hindrance rather than a help when editing photos.

From The Verge ● Mar. 31, 2015

Then the online white pages that list every address you have lived at.

From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2014

Turned, the babies at once fell silent, then began to crawl towards those clusters of sleek colours, those shapes so gay and brilliant on the white pages.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley