WHITENESSES

Noun

whitenesses

plural of whiteness

Source: Wiktionary


WHITENESS

White"ness, n. Etym: [AS. hwitness.]

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 tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc. "The whiteness in thy cheek." Shak.

3. Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness. He had kept The whiteness of his soul, and thus men o'er him wept. Byron.

4. Nakedness. [Obs.] Chapman.

5. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A flock of swans.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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