英文英文字典
英文英文字典
古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典
字典
Whitebeam
(n.)
The common beam tree of England (Pyrus Aria); -- so
called from the white, woolly under surface of the leaves.
Whitebeard
(n.)
An old man; a graybeard.
Whitebelly
(n.)
The American widgeon, or baldpate.
Whitebelly
(n.)
The prairie chicken.
Whitebill
(n.)
The American coot.
Whiteblow
(n.)
Same as Whitlow grass, under Whitlow.
Whiteboy
(n.)
A favorite.
Whiteboy
(a.)
One of an association of poor Roman catholics which arose
in Ireland about 1760, ostensibly to resist the collection of tithes,
the members of which were so called from the white shirts they wore in
their nocturnal raids.
Whiteboyism
(n.)
The conduct or principle of the Whiteboys.
Whitecap
(n.)
The European redstart; -- so called from its white
forehead.
Whitecap
(n.)
The whitethroat; -- so called from its gray head.
Whitecap
(n.)
The European tree sparrow.
Whitecap
(n.)
A wave whose crest breaks into white foam, as when the
wind is freshening.
Whitecoat
(n.)
The skin of a newborn seal; also, the seal itself.
Whited
(imp. & p. p.)
of White
Whitefish
(n.)
Any one of several species of Coregonus, a genus of
excellent food fishes allied to the salmons. They inhabit the lakes of
the colder parts of North America, Asia, and Europe. The largest and
most important American species (C. clupeiformis) is abundant in the
Great Lakes, and in other lakes farther north. Called also lake
whitefish, and Oswego bass.
Whitefish
(n.)
The menhaden.
Whitefish
(n.)
The beluga, or white whale.
Whiteflaw
(n.)
A whitlow.
Whitehead
(n.)
The blue-winged snow goose.