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Idioms for white
Origin of white
First recorded before 900; Middle English whit(e), Old English hwīt; cognate with German weiss, Old Norse hvītr, Gothic hweits; akin to wheat
OTHER WORDS FROM white
half-white, adjectiveun·white, adjectiveDefinition for white (2 of 2)
White
[ hwahyt, wahyt ]
/ ʰwaɪt, waɪt /
noun
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Example sentences from the Web for white
She was whiter'n a sheet, an' her eyes were big and stary, but she had nerve.
The Lone Star Ranger|Zane GreyIn l. 10 Miss Guiney thinks that 'whiter', the sole reading, must be 'winter'.
Minor Poets of the Caroline Period, Vol III|John ClevelandJes' riccolec', Brudder, de waters dat it smote apart an' dat wash it whiter'n snow.
The Shadow|Mary White Ovington
British Dictionary definitions for white (1 of 3)
white
/ (waɪt) /
adjective
noun
verb
(usually foll by out) to create or leave white spaces in (printed or other matter)
obsolete to make or become white
Derived forms of white
whitely, adverbwhiteness, nounwhitish, adjectiveWord Origin for white
Old English hwīt; related to Old Frisian hwīt, Old Saxon hwīt, Old Norse hvītr, Gothic hveits, Old High German hwīz (German weiss)
British Dictionary definitions for white (2 of 3)
White1
/ (waɪt) /
noun
a person, esp one of European ancestry, from a human population having light pigmentation of the skin
adjective
denoting or relating to a White person or White people
British Dictionary definitions for white (3 of 3)
White2
/ (waɪt) /
noun
Gilbert. 1720–93, English clergyman and naturalist, noted for his Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne (1789)
Jimmy. born 1962, English snooker player
Marco Pierre. born 1961, British chef and restaurateur
Patrick (Victor Martindale). 1912–90, Australian novelist: his works include Voss (1957), The Eye of the Storm (1973), and A Fringe of Leaves (1976): Nobel prize for literature 1973
T (erence) H (anbury). 1906–64, British novelist: author of the Arthurian sequence The Once and Future King (1939–58)
Willard (Wentworth) (ˈwɪlɑːd). born 1946, British operatic bass, born in Jamaica
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Idioms and Phrases with white
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