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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lil•y-white (adj. lil′ē hwīt′, -wīt′;n. lil′ē hwīt′, -wīt′),USA pronunciation adj. - white 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. - Governmentdesignating or pertaining to any faction, organization, or group opposing the inclusion of blacks, esp. in political or social life.
n. - Governmenta member of a lily-white organization, esp. a member of a former faction of the Republican party in the South opposed to the inclusion of blacks in the party or in political life in general.
- Middle English lylie-whyt 1275–1325
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged segregated, discriminatory, unintegrated.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lily-white adj - of a pure white: lily-white skin
- informal pure; irreproachable
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