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white adj (whiter, whitest) 1 having the colour of snow, the colour that reflects all light. 2 (often White) a said of people: belonging to one of the pale-skinned races; b referring or relating to such people. 3 abnormally pale, eg from shock or illness. 4 said eg of a rabbit or mouse: albino. 5 said of hair: lacking pigment, as in old age. 6 said of a variety of anything, eg grapes: pale-coloured, as distinct from darker types. 7 said of wine: made from white grapes or from skinned black grapes. 8 a said of flour: having had the bran and wheat germ removed; b said of bread: made with white flour. 9 said of coffee or tea: with milk or cream added. 10 auspicious; fortunate or favourable. 11 said of glass, etc: transparent or colourless. 12 poetic said of the soul, etc: pure or purified from sin; innocent. 13 said of one's morals, etc: pure; innocent. 14 said of a witch: not malevolent; only using her powers for good purposes. noun 1 the colour of snow. 2 white colour or colouring matter, eg paint. 3 white clothes. 3 (often White) a white person. 4 (in full egg-white) the clear fluid surrounding the yolk of an egg; albumen. 5 the white part of the eyeball, surrounding the iris. 6 a white butterfly. 7 games a something white, eg a playing-piece in chess or draughts, a ball in snooker, or ring on an archery target; b the player of the white pieces in a board game. 8 (whites) a household linen; b white clothes, eg as worn for cricket or tennis. whitely adverb. whiteness noun. bleed someone white to drain or deprive them gradually of resources or wealth, etc. whiter than white extremely white; very pure.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon hwit.