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whiten
(encz) | whiten,bělet v: Zdeněk Brož |
whiten
(encz) | whiten,bílit v: Zdeněk Brož |
whiten
(encz) | whiten,nabílit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Whiten
(gcide) | Whiten \Whit"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whitened; p. pr. & vb.
n. Whitening.] [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hv[imac]tna.]
To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the
hair whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees
in spring whiten with blossoms.
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Whiten
(gcide) | Whiten \Whit"en\, v. t.
To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to
whiten a wall; to whiten cloth.
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The broad stream of the Foyle then whitened by vast
flocks of wild swans. --Macaulay.
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Syn: See Blanch.
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whiten
(wn) | whiten
v 1: turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry" [syn:
whiten, white] [ant: black, blacken, melanise,
melanize, nigrify] |
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whitened
(encz) | whitened, adj: |
whitener
(encz) | whitener,bělidlo n: Zdeněk Brož |
whiteness
(encz) | whiteness,bělost n: web |
whitening
(encz) | whitening,bělení n: Zdeněk Brož |
blanched etiolate etiolated whitened
(gcide) | Colorless \Col"or*less\, a.
1. Without color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent;
as, colorless water; a colorless gas.
Note: [Narrower terms: {ashen, bloodless, livid, lurid, pale,
pallid, pasty, wan, waxen}; neutral; white] [Also
See: achromatic, colorless.]
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2. Free from any manifestation of partial or peculiar
sentiment or feeling; not disclosing likes, dislikes,
prejudice, etc.; as, colorless music; a colorless style;
definitions should be colorless.
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3. having lost its normal color.
Note: [Narrower terms: {blanched, etiolate, etiolated,
whitened}; bleached, faded, washed-out, washy;
dimmed, dulled, grayed; dirty; {dull, sober,
somber, subfusc}] colored
Syn: colorless, uncolored, uncoloured.
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Whiten
(gcide) | Whiten \Whit"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whitened; p. pr. & vb.
n. Whitening.] [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hv[imac]tna.]
To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the
hair whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees
in spring whiten with blossoms.
[1913 Webster]Whiten \Whit"en\, v. t.
To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to
whiten a wall; to whiten cloth.
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The broad stream of the Foyle then whitened by vast
flocks of wild swans. --Macaulay.
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Syn: See Blanch.
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Whitened
(gcide) | Whiten \Whit"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whitened; p. pr. & vb.
n. Whitening.] [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hv[imac]tna.]
To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the
hair whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees
in spring whiten with blossoms.
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Whitener
(gcide) | Whitener \Whit"en*er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, whitens; a bleaching agent; a
bleach; a bleacher; a blancher; a whitewasher.
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2. A chemical used as an adjunct to laundering white cloth,
which makes white cloth appear whiter. A bluing agent.
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Whiteness
(gcide) | Whiteness \White"ness\, n. [AS. hw[imac]tness.]
1. The quality or state of being white; white color, or
freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.
--Chaucer.
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2. Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror,
grief, etc. "The whiteness in thy cheek." --Shak.
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3. Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness.
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He had kept
The whiteness of his soul, and thus men o'er him
wept. --Byron.
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4. Nakedness. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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5. (Zool.) A flock of swans.
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Whitening
(gcide) | Whitening \Whit"en*ing\, n.
1. The act or process of making or becoming white.
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2. That which is used to render white; whiting. [R.]
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Whitening stone, a sharpening and polishing stone used by
cutlers; also, a finishing grindstone of fine texture.
[1913 Webster]Whiten \Whit"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whitened; p. pr. & vb.
n. Whitening.] [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hv[imac]tna.]
To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the
hair whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees
in spring whiten with blossoms.
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Whitening stone
(gcide) | Whitening \Whit"en*ing\, n.
1. The act or process of making or becoming white.
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2. That which is used to render white; whiting. [R.]
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Whitening stone, a sharpening and polishing stone used by
cutlers; also, a finishing grindstone of fine texture.
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whitened
(wn) | whitened
adj 1: (of hair) having lost its color; "the white hairs of old
age" [syn: white, whitened] |
whitener
(wn) | whitener
n 1: an agent that makes things white or colorless [syn:
bleaching agent, bleach, blanching agent, whitener] |
whiteness
(wn) | whiteness
n 1: the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest
lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) [syn:
white, whiteness] [ant: black, blackness,
inkiness]
2: the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a
knowledge of evil [syn: purity, pureness, sinlessness,
innocence, whiteness]
3: lightness or fairness of complexion; "only the whiteness of
her cheeks gave any indication of the stress from which she
was suffering" |
whitening
(wn) | whitening
n 1: changing to a lighter color [syn: whitening,
lightening] |
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