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/milk"hwuyt", -wuyt"/, adj.of a white or slightly blue-white color, as that of milk.[bef. 1000; ME, OE]
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milk-white — adjective MAINLY LITERARY something that is milk white is the color of milk … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
milk white — COLOUR You can use milk white to describe things that are a milky white colour. [LITERARY] Mist was rising, and trees and shrubs began to disappear in a milk white haze … English dictionary
milk white — noun Etymology: Middle English milc whit, from Old English meolchwīt, from meolc milk + hwīt white : a yellowish white that is less strong and slightly greener and lighter than average shell tint compare skimmed milk white … Useful english dictionary
milk-white — UK / US adjective mainly literary something that is milk white is the colour of milk … English dictionary
milk-white — white as milk … English contemporary dictionary
milk-white — /ˈmɪlk waɪt/ (say milk wuyt) adjective of a white or slightly blue white colour, such as that of milk …
milk-white — adjective having a slightly white blue color, that of milk … Wiktionary
milk-white — adjective of the opaque white colour of milk … English new terms dictionary
milk-white — adjective of a white the color of fresh milk • Similar to: ↑achromatic, ↑neutral … Useful english dictionary
skimmed-milk white — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : a light bluish gray to light gray that is greener and lighter than glaucous gray or cinerous compare milk white … Useful english dictionary
