Bobwhite :: Bobwhite (n.) The common quail of North America (Colinus, or Ortyx, Virginianus); -- so called from its note..

Cream-white :: Cream-white (a.) As white as cream.

Lintwhite :: Lintwhite (n.) See Linnet.

Schwann''s White Substance :: Schwann's white substance () The substance of the medullary sheath.

Snow-white :: Snow-white (a.) White as snow; very white.

Water-white :: Water-white (n.) A vinelike plant (Vitis Caribaea) growing in parched districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount of sap which is sometimes used for quenching thirst..

White :: White (superl.) Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; -- the opposite of black or dark; as, white paper; a white skin..

White :: White (superl.) Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear..

White :: White (superl.) Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure..

White :: White (superl.) Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary..

White :: White (superl.) Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favorable..

White :: White (superl.) Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling.

White :: White (n.) The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under Color, n., 1..

White :: White (n.) Something having the color of snow; something white, or nearly so; as, the white of the eye..

White :: White (n.) Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white; the center of a mark at which a missile is shot..

White :: White (n.) A person with a white skin; a member of the white, or Caucasian, races of men..

White :: White (n.) A white pigment; as, Venice white..

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 :: White (v. t.) To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach.

White Friar :: White friar () A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from the white cloaks worn by the order. See Carmelite..

White-blaze :: White-blaze (n.) See White-face.

White-ear :: White-ear (n.) The wheatear.

White-eye :: 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 :: White-face (n.) A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose; -- called also white-blaze..

White-foot :: White-foot (n.) A white mark on the foot of a horse, between the fetlock and the coffin..

White-fronted :: White-fronted (a.) Having a white front; as, the white-fronted lemur..

White-heart :: White-heart (n.) A somewhat heart-shaped cherry with a whitish skin.

White-hot :: White-hot (a.) White with heat; heated to whiteness, or incandescence..

White-limed :: White-limed (a.) Whitewashed or plastered with lime.

White-livered :: White-livered (a.) Having a pale look; feeble; hence, cowardly; pusillanimous; dastardly..

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