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... makes me think of snow, snow, snow ..... yes, definitely, snow.WHITE denotes purity, simplicity, and candour; innocence, truth, and hope.
White is for mourning in China and Japan.
A white flag is the universal symbol for truce.
"White heat" is a state of intense enthusiasm, anger, devotion, or passion.
A "white sale" is a sale of sheets, towels and other bed and bath items.
"to white-wash" is to gloss over defects or make something presentable that isn't.
A "whiteout" occurs when there is zero visibility during a blizzard.
"lily white" - of great purity and delicacy.
"whiter than white" = too pure to be true, hypocritical.
"to bleed someone white" - to extort all of someone's money, to overcharge grossly for a service.
"a white lie" - a harmless or well-intentioned lie.
"as white as a sheet" - in a state of very great fear.
"to show the white feather" - to act in a cowardly way.
"a white elephant" - a very big and useless possession which costs a lot of money to maintain, and may prove to be a source of financial ruin.
"white horses" - white waves
"white trash" - white people living in the southern states of America after the Civil War, who were as destitute as the blacks, and were treated with the same contempt.
"a white-collar worker" - a professional or office worker.
"white lightening" is slang for moonshine, a homebrewed alcohol.
"a white knight" is a rescuer.
"A white list" contains favoured items (as opposed to a blacklist).
"a white harvest" - a late harvest.
"a white night" - a sleepless night.
Days marked with a "white stone" - days to be marked with gratification.
"a whited sepulchre" - a hypocrite, especially one who conceals wickedness under a cloak of virtue.
"white-livered" - cowardly ( as "yellow-livered")
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