| 单词 | lily-white |
| 释义 | lily-white adj. /lil"ee hwuyt", -wuyt"/; n. /lil"ee hwuyt', -wuyt'/, adj. 1. white as a lily: soft lily-white skin. 2. 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. 3. designating or pertaining to any faction, organization, or group opposing the inclusion of blacks, esp. in political or social life. n. 4. a 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. [1275-1325; ME lylie-whyt] Syn. 3. segregated, discriminatory, unintegrated. |
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