whitewalladj.n.
/ˈwʌɪtwɔːl/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪtˌwɔl/, /ˈ(h)waɪtˌwɑl/ Originally U.S.
A. adj.
1. Of a tyre: having white sidewalls.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [adjective] > fitted with tyres > attributes of tyres
steel-studdeda1400
white-walled1720
punctured1896
sidewall1901
beaded-edge1902
treaded1906
low-profile1922
whitewall1930
run-flat1941
whitewall1957
bald1958
bias-ply1964
cross-ply1965
studded1966
treadless1968
1930 Chicago Tribune 7 Apr. 47/6 (advt.) Has 6 disc wheels, 6 Vogue white-wall tires..and artistic interior appointments.
1953 L. Z. Hobson Celebrity viii. 116 A Buick Roadmaster... Fully equipped, radio, heater, white wall tyres.
1965 Punch 20 Oct. 567/2 Then I shall buy this year's model, too, my beloved,..with whitewall tyres and a cigar-lighter.
2008 Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard 1 Aug. 12/3 Best in Show was awarded to James Gallacher's beautiful Harley Davidson Heritage Softail. With a 1,340 cc engine, whitewall tyres and a candy-apple paint job, this truly was something special.
2. Chiefly U.S. (originally Military slang). Denoting a haircut in which the back and sides of the head are very closely cropped and the hair on top is left longer.So-called because the exposed sides and darker top resemble a whitewall tyre.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > cut or cropped > for men
butch1939
crew cut1940
whitewall1957
fade1986
Philly fade1986
high-top fade1988
high-top1989
society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [adjective] > fitted with tyres > attributes of tyres
steel-studdeda1400
white-walled1720
punctured1896
sidewall1901
beaded-edge1902
treaded1906
low-profile1922
whitewall1930
run-flat1941
whitewall1957
bald1958
bias-ply1964
cross-ply1965
studded1966
treadless1968
1957 Star-News (Pasadena, Calif.) 15 July 12/5 A young airman..is apparently standing court-martial for refusal to get a ‘white wall haircut’.
1987 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 7 Jan. (Sports section) 6 One Pirate..even did a little barber chair experimenting, coming away with a ‘whitewall’ cut that leaves short hair on top but none around the sides.
1996 J. C. Donahue Mobile Guerrilla Force vi. 43 The barber gave me a whitewall haircut and used a straight razor to shave my face.
2014 ‘A. McNab’ Fortress vii. 34 A Yank was balancing on his haunches, dark aviators and a whitewall haircut.
B. n.
A tyre having white sidewalls.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [noun] > parts of vehicle moving on wheels > wheel > rubber or pneumatic tyre > types of
sidewall1901
non-skid1905
retread1909
remould1928
recap1929
knobbly1938
knobby1943
whitewall1950
slick1959
bias-ply1964
radial1964
cross-ply1965
snow1968
Pennsylvania cap1971
wet1977
1950 Pop. Mech. July 270/2 (advt.) Whitewalls $1.00 extra (when we have them).
1958 Autocar 31 Oct. 675 (caption) Bentley Flying Spur, sans fins, sans whitewalls, sans tinsel.
1978 Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. c7/2 (advt.) A built-in Scuff Bar that helps keep whitewalls white.
2001 J. Ellroy Cold Six Thousand li. 260 A '62 Vette. Red with white side coves. Whitewalls and chrome pipes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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