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noun

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

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Origin of white sale

First recorded in 1920–25
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British Dictionary definitions for white sale

white sale

noun

a sale of household linens at reduced prices
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with white sale

white sale

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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