Толковый словарь английского языка - white
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I. biographical name Andrew Dickson 1832-1918 American educator & diplomat, II. biographical name Byron Raymond 1917-2002 American jurist, III. biographical name Edward Douglass 1845-1921 American jurist; chief justice United States Supreme Court (1910-21), IV. biographical name Elwyn Brooks 1899-1985 American journalist & writer, V. biographical name Gilbert 1720-1793 English clergyman & naturalist, VI. biographical name Patrick Victor Martindale 1912-1990 Australian writer, VII. biographical name Stanford 1853-1906 American architect, VIII. biographical name Theodore Harold 1915-1986 American journalist & writer, IX. biographical name William Allen 1868-1944 American journalist & writer, X. geographical name river 690 miles (1110 kilometers) N Arkansas & SW Missouri flowing SE into Mississippi River, river 250 miles (402 kilometers) NW Colorado & E Utah flowing W into Green River, river 50 miles (80 kilometers) SW Indiana flowing W into the Wabash, river 325 miles (523 kilometers) S South Dakota flowing E into Missouri River, river 130 miles (209 kilometers) NW Texas
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adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the colour of milk or fresh snow. 2 approaching such a colour; pale esp. in the face (turned as white as a sheet). 3 less dark than other things of the same kind. 4 (White) a of the human group having light-coloured skin. b of or relating to White people. 5 albino (white mouse). 6 a (of hair) having lost its colour esp. in old age. b (of a person) white-haired. 7 colloq. innocent, untainted. 8 (in comb.) (of esp. animals) having some white on the body (white-throated). 9 a (of a plant) having white flowers or pale-coloured fruit etc. (white hyacinth; white cauliflower). b (of a tree) having light-coloured bark etc. (white ash; white poplar). 10 (of wine) made from white grapes or dark grapes with the skins removed. 11 (of coffee) with milk or cream added. 12 transparent, colourless (white glass). 13 hist. counter-revolutionary or reactionary (white guard; white army). --n. 1 a white colour or pigment. 2 a white clothes or material (dressed in white). b (in pl.) white garments as worn in cricket, tennis, etc. 3 a (in a game or sport) a white piece, ball, etc. b the player using such pieces. 4 the white part or albumen round the yolk of an egg. 5 the visible part of the eyeball round the iris. 6 (White) a member of a light-skinned race. 7 a white butterfly. 8 a blank space in printing. --v.tr. archaic make white. Phrases and idioms bleed white drain (a person, country, etc.) of wealth etc. white admiral a butterfly, Limenitis camilla, with a white band across its wings. white ant a termite. white cell (or corpuscle) a leucocyte. white Christmas Christmas with snow on the ground. white coal water as a source of power. white-collar (of a worker) engaged in clerical or administrative rather than manual work. white currant a cultivar of redcurrant with pale edible berries. whited sepulchre see SEPULCHRE. white dwarf a small very dense star. white elephant a useless and troublesome possession or thing. white ensign see...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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