lily-white
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lily-white — adjective 1. ) LITERARY pure white: lily white skin 2. ) INFORMAL involving or including only white people. This word is usually used for showing that you think people of other races should be included: the lily white private schools 3. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lily-white — adj 1.) pure white ▪ lily white skin 2.) informal morally perfect ▪ You re not so lily white yourself! … Dictionary of contemporary English
lily-white — [lil′ēhwīt′, lil′ēwīt′] adj. 1. white as a lily 2. innocent and pure; unsullied: often used sarcastically ☆ 3. practicing discrimination against, or segregation of, nonwhites, esp. blacks … English World dictionary
lily-white — ► ADJECTIVE 1) pure white. 2) totally innocent or pure … English terms dictionary
lily-white — adj. /lil ee hwuyt , wuyt /; n. /lil ee hwuyt , wuyt /, adj. 1. white as a lily: soft lily white skin. 2. pure; untouched by corruption or imperfection; above reproach: He tries to pass himself off as some sort of lily white saint, but he s not.… … Universalium
lily-white — 1. completely white in colour. He marvelled at her lily white hands. 2. completely honest. He s not exactly lily white himself, so he has some nerve calling her a cheat! (often negative) 3. having only white people near, often because of a wish… … New idioms dictionary
lily-white — UK / US adjective 1) literary pure white lily white skin 2) informal completely honest and moral 3) informal involving or including only white people. This word is usually used for showing that you think people of other races should be included… … English dictionary
lily-white — adjective 1 literary pure white: lily white skin 2 informal morally perfect: You re not so lily white yourself! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lily-white — I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. white as a lily 2. characterized by or favoring the exclusion of blacks especially from politics 3. irreproachable, pure II. noun Date: circa 1903 a member of a lily white political organization … New Collegiate Dictionary
lily-white — adjective 1. restricted to whites only under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains a lily white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization • Syn: ↑white • Similar to: ↑segregated, ↑unintegrated 2 … Useful english dictionary
