Webster's Dictionary 1913

1648

White-water

White″–wa′ter (?), n.(Far.) A dangerous disease of sheep.

1649

Whiteback

White″back′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The canvasback.

1650

Whitebait

White″bait′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) The young of several species of herrings, especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in England. (b) A small transluc...

1651

Whitebeam

White″beam′ (?), n.(Bot.) The common beam tree of England (Pyrus Aria); — so called from the white, woolly under surface of the leaves.

1652

Whitebeard

White″beard′ (?), n. An old man; a graybeard.

1653

Whitebelly

White″bel′ly (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) The American widgeon, or baldpate. (b) The prairie chicken.

1654

Whitebill

White″bill′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The American coot.

1655

Whiteblow

White″blow′ (?), n.(Bot.) Same as Whitlow grass, under Whitlow.

1656

Whiteboy

White″boy′ (?), n. 1. A favorite. See White, a., 6. “One of God's whiteboys.” Bunyan.2. One of an association of poor Roman catholics which arose in Ireland about 1760, ostensib...

1657

Whiteboyism

White″boy′ism (?), n. The conduct or principle of the Whiteboys.

1658

Whitecap

White″cap′ (?), n. 1. (Zoöl.) (a) The European redstart; — so called from its white forehead. (b) The whitethroat; — so called from its gray head. (c) The European tree sparrow....

1659

Whitecap (2)

White″cap′ (?), n. A member of a self-appointed vigilance committee attempting by lynch-law methods to drive away or coerce persons obnoxious to it. Some early ones wore white h...

1660

Whitecoat

White″coat′ (?), n. The skin of a newborn seal; also, the seal itself.

1661

Whitefish

White″fish′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) 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 Nor...

1662

Whiteflaw

White″flaw′ (?), n. [See Whitlow.] (Med.) A whitlow. Holland.

1663

Whitehead

White″head′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) The blue-winged snow goose. (b) The surf scoter.

1664

Whitehead torpedo

{ White″head′ tor‐pe″do (?), orWhite″head′ }, n. A form of self-propelling torpedo.

1665

Whitely

White″ly, a. Like, or coming near to, white.

1666

Whiten

Whit″en (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Whitened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Whitening.] [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hvītna.] To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the hair whitens...

1667

Whiten (2)

Whit″en, v. t. To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten cloth.The broad stream of the Foyle then whitened by vast flocks of wild swans....

1668

Whitener

Whit″en‐er (?), n. One who, or that which, whitens; a bleacher; a blancher; a whitewasher.

1669

Whiteness

White″ness (?), n. [AS. hwītness.]1. The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface. Chaucer.2. Want of a sanguineous tin...

1670

Whitening

Whit″en‐ing (?), n.1. The act or process of making or becoming white.2. That which is used to render white; whiting.Whitening stone, a sharpening and polishing stone used by cut...

1671

Whiterump

White″rump′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The American black-tailed godwit.

1672

Whites

Whites (?), n. pl.1. (Med.) Leucorrh�a.2. The finest flour made from white wheat.3. Cloth or garments of a plain white color.

1673

Whiteside

White″side′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The golden-eye.

1674

Whitesmith

White″smith′ (?), n.1. One who works in tinned or galvanized iron, or white iron; a tinsmith.2. A worker in iron who finishes or polishes the work, in distinction from one who f...