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White
(n.)
A person with a white skin; a member of the white, or
Caucasian, races of men.
White
(n.)
A white pigment; as, Venice white.
White
(n.)
Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to
Pieris, and allied genera in which the color is usually white. See
Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.
White
(v. t.)
To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach.
A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from
the white cloaks worn by the order. See Carmelite.
White-blaze
(n.)
See White-face.
White-ear
(n.)
The wheatear.
White-eye
(n.)
Any one of several species of small Old World singing of
the genus Zosterops, as Zosterops palpebrosus of India, and Z.
c/rulescens of Australia. The eyes are encircled by a ring of white
feathers, whence the name. Called also bush creeper, and white-eyed
tit.
White-face
(n.)
A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending
almost to the nose; -- called also white-blaze.
White-foot
(n.)
A white mark on the foot of a horse, between the
fetlock and the coffin.
White-fronted
(a.)
Having a white front; as, the white-fronted lemur.
White-heart
(n.)
A somewhat heart-shaped cherry with a whitish skin.
White-hot
(a.)
White with heat; heated to whiteness, or incandescence.
White-limed
(a.)
Whitewashed or plastered with lime.
White-livered
(a.)
Having a pale look; feeble; hence, cowardly;
pusillanimous; dastardly.
White-pot
(n.)
A kind of food made of milk or cream, eggs, sugar,
bread, etc., baked in a pot.
White-water
(n.)
A dangerous disease of sheep.
Whiteback
(n.)
The canvasback.
Whitebait
(n.)
The young of several species of herrings, especially of
the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in England.
Whitebait
(n.)
A small translucent fish (Salanx Chinensis) abundant at
certain seasons on the coasts of China and Japan, and used in the same
manner as the European whitebait.