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lily-white

Speech parts

1. lily-white - Adjective

2. lily-white - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of a pure white color

restricted to whites only

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

lily white

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Examples

With that, she gathered her blanket around her elbows and ascended the lily-white stairs like a bride. Outside, snow solidified itself into graceful forms. The peace of winter staars seemed permanent. Toni Morrison

... the girl with the tip-tilted nose, the forget-me-not eyes, the rose red cheeks and the lily-white neck and shoulders who gave the explanation in a trembling voice: "It's the ghost! Gaston Leroux

It was the time when lilies blow, And clouds are highest up in air. Lord Ronald brought a lily-white doe To give his cousin, Lady Clare. Alfred, Lord Tennyson

She clad herself in a russet gown, She was no longer Lady Clare: She went by dale, and she went by down, With a single rose in her hair.The lily-white doe Lord Ronald had brought Leapt up from where she lay. Dropped her head in the maiden's hand. And followed her all the way. Alfred, Lord Tennyson

One of the most serious obstacles to genuine diversification is that on most campuses the faculty remains lily-white and male. Elizabeth Martinez

under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains Source: Internet

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