white-hairedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwʌɪtˈhɛːd/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪtˌhɛ(ə)rd/

Forms: see white adj. and n. and haired adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., haired adj.

Etymology: < white adj. + haired adj. Compare Old Icelandic hvíthárr , hvíthærðr , and also classical Latin albicapillus , ancient Greek λευκόθριξ . With sense 2 compare scientific Latin albopilosus (1784 or earlier), albotomentosus (1756 or earlier).

1. Having white hair, esp. from age; elderly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > colour of hair > [adjective] > white > having

whiteOE

white-haired?a1425

white-headed1571

whitehead1577

?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 78 In Ethiopy er ȝung childer white hared.

c1450 (?a1370) Wynnere & Wastoure (1990) 150 Anoþer banere es vpbrayde with a bende of grene With thre hedis white-herede.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement iii. f. xcix Whyte heared, chennu.

1593 J. Napier Plaine Discouery Reuelation St. Iohn 80 In old times men much honored, The old and graue white-haired head.

1664 T. Lowick Hist. Life & Martyrdom St George 30 Two reverent Councellors, whose white hair'd scalps Might vie their candor with the snow crown'd Alps.

1743 tr. N. Andry Orthopædia II. 12 Young People have become white-haired all of a sudden, from excessive Grief.

1790 J. Baillie Poems 157 Thou lovest a weakly enemy, foe of the white haired chief.

1848 C. Dickens Dombey & Son lxii. 624 The white-haired gentleman's affection for the girl.

1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay vii. 106 A sweet gravity about her..as charming in her white-haired age as in her fair youth!

1952 Newport (Rhode Island) News 10 Apr. 10/7 The..bellhop..is white-haired and time-bent.

2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 9 Nov. iva. 8/1 Three white-haired ladies squinted at a wall of old school photos.

2. Of a plant or plant part: having white hairs or down.

ΚΠ

1761 J. Hill Veg. Syst. II. i. 51 (heading) White-haired Seggrom.

1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 825 Bryum canescens..leaves..white haired at the ends.

1895 Bull. Misc. Information (Royal Gardens, Kew) 50/1 Plectranthus herbaceus..An erect herb with white-haired, long stalked, heart-shaped toothed leaves, and lilac flowers.

1954 Kew Bull. 9 298 Species white fleshed and white haired in the field become more or less brown or flesh coloured in the herbarium.

2006 Castanea 71 125 There is evidence of direct and lasting damage to plants of white-haired goldenrod.

Compounds

white-haired boy n. a man or boy who is highly regarded or favoured; a pet, a darling; cf. white boy n. 1 and white-headed boy n. at white-headed adj. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [noun] > state or condition of being a favourite > favourite or pet

darlingc888

favoura1387

dandilly?a1513

tidling1520

marmoset1523

white son1539

minion1566

favourite1582

white boyc1600

feddle1611

dautie1676

inclination1691

mother's pet1819

fair-haired boy1822

pet1825

white-haired boy1829

petsywetsy1847

blue-eyed boy1919

fave1938

1829 J. N. Brewer Fitzwalters I. vii. 153 My youngest—my little white-haired boy... Oh! spare my youngest boy!

1869 J. Fitzgerald Caseine 28 The silent, quiet boy, the white-haired boy, mamma's pet, the spoiled favorite of the school-master, too often develops the most dangerous qualities in mature years.

1936 J. Dos Passos Big Money 496 You're the whitehaired boy around here.

2006 E. O'Brien Light of Evening 124 Terence, her son, once her white-haired boy, until he came under the influence of a grasping wife.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	white-haired
释义	white-hairedadj. Brit. /ˌwʌɪtˈhɛːd/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪtˌhɛ(ə)rd/ Forms: see white adj. and n. and haired adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., haired adj. Etymology: < white adj. + haired adj. Compare Old Icelandic hvíthárr , hvíthærðr , and also classical Latin albicapillus , ancient Greek λευκόθριξ . With sense 2 compare scientific Latin albopilosus (1784 or earlier), albotomentosus (1756 or earlier). 1. Having white hair, esp. from age; elderly. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > colour of hair > [adjective] > white > having whiteOE white-haired?a1425 white-headed1571 whitehead1577 ?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 78 In Ethiopy er ȝung childer white hared. c1450 (?a1370) Wynnere & Wastoure (1990) 150 Anoþer banere es vpbrayde with a bende of grene With thre hedis white-herede. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement iii. f. xcix Whyte heared, chennu. 1593 J. Napier Plaine Discouery Reuelation St. Iohn 80 In old times men much honored, The old and graue white-haired head. 1664 T. Lowick Hist. Life & Martyrdom St George 30 Two reverent Councellors, whose white hair'd scalps Might vie their candor with the snow crown'd Alps. 1743 tr. N. Andry Orthopædia II. 12 Young People have become white-haired all of a sudden, from excessive Grief. 1790 J. Baillie Poems 157 Thou lovest a weakly enemy, foe of the white haired chief. 1848 C. Dickens Dombey & Son lxii. 624 The white-haired gentleman's affection for the girl. 1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay vii. 106 A sweet gravity about her..as charming in her white-haired age as in her fair youth! 1952 Newport (Rhode Island) News 10 Apr. 10/7 The..bellhop..is white-haired and time-bent. 2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 9 Nov. iva. 8/1 Three white-haired ladies squinted at a wall of old school photos. 2. Of a plant or plant part: having white hairs or down. ΚΠ 1761 J. Hill Veg. Syst. II. i. 51 (heading) White-haired Seggrom. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 825 Bryum canescens..leaves..white haired at the ends. 1895 Bull. Misc. Information (Royal Gardens, Kew) 50/1 Plectranthus herbaceus..An erect herb with white-haired, long stalked, heart-shaped toothed leaves, and lilac flowers. 1954 Kew Bull. 9 298 Species white fleshed and white haired in the field become more or less brown or flesh coloured in the herbarium. 2006 Castanea 71 125 There is evidence of direct and lasting damage to plants of white-haired goldenrod. Compounds white-haired boy n. a man or boy who is highly regarded or favoured; a pet, a darling; cf. white boy n. 1 and white-headed boy n. at white-headed adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [noun] > state or condition of being a favourite > favourite or pet darlingc888 favoura1387 dandilly?a1513 tidling1520 marmoset1523 white son1539 minion1566 favourite1582 white boyc1600 feddle1611 dautie1676 inclination1691 mother's pet1819 fair-haired boy1822 pet1825 white-haired boy1829 petsywetsy1847 blue-eyed boy1919 fave1938 1829 J. N. Brewer Fitzwalters I. vii. 153 My youngest—my little white-haired boy... Oh! spare my youngest boy! 1869 J. Fitzgerald Caseine 28 The silent, quiet boy, the white-haired boy, mamma's pet, the spoiled favorite of the school-master, too often develops the most dangerous qualities in mature years. 1936 J. Dos Passos Big Money 496 You're the whitehaired boy around here. 2006 E. O'Brien Light of Evening 124 Terence, her son, once her white-haired boy, until he came under the influence of a grasping wife. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?a1425
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