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white work

American  
Or whitework

noun

  1. needlework done in white on fine white cloth, especially linen.


Etymology

Origin of white work

First recorded in 1860–65; white + work


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Martin Broen's impressive black and white work shows the patterns created by the Mobula ray migration in Baja California, Mexico.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2024

She was able to find out that a man driving a white work truck had made the charges, police said.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2022

Jeff Kindler, a self-described working man and business owner, pulled up to his polling place in Fresno in a white work truck for his window repair company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2021

His staff dressed in the white work coats that were traditional in haute couture houses.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2020

She’s really out of touch, he thought as he donned his white work uniform; even if he hurried he’d be late to work and Mr. Sloat would be angry, but so what?

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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