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[edit] Etymology

From Old English hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hvīta, from Proto-Indo-European *k̑ʷ(e)it- (to shine). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *světъ (“light”, n.).

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white (comparative whiter, superlative whitest)

  1. Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
  2. Of Caucasian race.
  3. (of coffee) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.

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  • (bright and colourless): black
  • (of coffee): black

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[edit] Noun

Singular
white

Plural
whites

white (plural whites)

  1. (color/colour) The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
  2. A Caucasian person.
  3. A European person.
  4. (slang) Street name for cocaine.
  5. The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
  6. (anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye.
  7. A common name for the Pieris genus of butterflies.
  8. (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The cue ball in cue games.

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