white / (h)wīt
adjective
of the color of milk or new snow Even the white lily casts a shadow. Hungarian Proverb light in color Yellow gold is plentiful compared to white-haired friends. Chinese Proverb belonging to a group of people with light skin pigmentation, usually of European descent; Caucasian As long as the white man stutter, the interpreters have a lot of work. African Proverb unmarked by print or writing We have all seized the white perimeter as our own And reached for a pen if only to show We did not just laze in an armchair turning pages… From ‘Marginalia’ by Billy Collins, 1941- harmless Those who think it is permissible to tell white lies soon grow color-blind. Austin O’Malley, 1858-1932 snowy Song falls silent, music is dumb, But the air burns with their fragrance, And white winter, on its knees, Observes everything with reverent attention. From ‘In Vyborg’ by Anna Akhmatova, 1889-1966 pale in complexion due to fear or illness Though Macbeth was a bold man, and one that could have faced the devil without trembling, at this horrible sight his cheeks turned white with fear. From ‘Tales of Shakespeare’ by Charles Lamb, 1775-1834, and Mary Lamb, 1764-1847 pure; innocent The bride, the white bride today a maiden, tomorrow a wife. Federico Garcia Lorca, 1898-1859 noun a color with no hue located at the opposite end of the spectrum to black Life is not black and white; there is some gray nuance to it. Pilou Asbaek, 1982- a person with light skin pigmentation We have a vision of South Africa in which black and white shall live and work together as equals in conditions of peace and prosperity. Oliver Tambo, 1917-1993 a light viscous fluid surrounding the yolk of an egg Hope is an egg, of which one man gets the yolk, another the white, and a third the shell. Danish Proverb the light part of an eyeball Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes! Attributed to William H. Prescott, 1796-1859 clothing in the color at the opposite end of the spectrum to black When in doubt, wear white. Kate Hudson, 1979- 6b. a wedding dress in the traditional color Here comes the bride All dressed in white. Children’s Rhyme