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White, a. I. Of a white color, snowy, frosty, hoary, hoar.
White-ant, n. Termite, termes. White-bear, n. Polar-bear (Thalarctos maritimus). White bismuth. Sub-nitrate of bismuth. White-brant, n. Snow-goose (Anser hyperboreus). White-cedar, n. Arbor vitæ (Thuja occidentalis). White-copper, n. Packfong, German silver. White-copperas, n. Coquimbite. White-ear, n. Fallow-finch, wheat-ear (Saxicola nanthe). White-lead, n. Ceruse, carbonate of lead. Whiten, v. a. I. Bleach, blanch, etiolate, make white.
Whiten, v. n. Bleach, blanch, etiolate, become or grow white. White-nun, n. Smew (Mergus albellus). White-poplar, n. Abele-tree (Populus alba) White-smith, n. Tin-smith. White-thorn, n. Hawthorn (Cratgus oxyacantha). White-vitriol, n. Sulphate of zinc. White-weed, n. White daisy, ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare). White-wood, n. Tulip-tree (Liriodendron tulipifera). Whither, ad. I. To what place.
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