单词 | lily-white |
释义 | lily-white[ adjective lil-ee-hwahyt, -wahyt; noun lil-ee-hwahyt, -wahyt ] / adjective ˈlɪl iˈʰwaɪt, -ˈwaɪt; noun ˈlɪl iˌʰwaɪt, -ˌwaɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lily-white ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivewhite as a lily: soft lily-white skin. pure; untouched by corruption or imperfection; above reproach: He tries to pass himself off as some sort of lily-white saint, but he's not. designating or pertaining to any faction, organization, or group opposing the inclusion of Black people, especially in political or social life. nouna member of a lily-white organization, especially a member of a former faction of the Republican Party in the South opposed to the inclusion of African Americans in the party or in political life in general.Compare black and tan (def. 3). Origin of lily-whiteFirst recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English lylie-whyt SYNONYMS FOR lily-white3 segregated, discriminatory, unintegrated. SEE SYNONYMS FOR lily-white ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby lily-whitelily-of-the-Nile, lily of the valley, lily pad, lily-trotter, lilyturf, lily-white, lim., Lima, lima bean, limacine, limaçon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lily-whiteBritish Dictionary definitions for lily-whitelily-white adjectiveof a pure whitelily-white skin informal pure; irreproachable US informal
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