n.
Function: noun
Date: before 12th century
1 : the achromatic object color of greatest lightness characteristically perceived to belong to objects that reflect diffusely nearly all incident energy throughout the visible spectrum
2 a : a white or light-colored part of something: as (1) : a mass of albuminous material surrounding the yolk of an egg (2) : the white part of the eyeball (3) : the light-colored pieces in a 2-player board game also : the player by whom these are played (4) : the area of a page unmarked by writing, printing, or illustration b (1) archaic : a white target (2) : the fifth or outermost circle of an archery target also : a shot that hits it
3 : one that is or approaches white in color: as a : white clothing ― often used in plural b : WHITE WINE c : a white mammal (as a horse or a hog) d (1) : a white-colored product (as flour, pins, or sugar) ― usually used in plural (2) : any of numerous butterflies (subfamily Pierinae of the family Pieridae) that usually have the ground color of the wings white and are related to the sulphur butterflies e plural : TEETH ― used in the phrase pearly whites
4 plural : LEUKORRHEA
5 : a person belonging to a light-skinned race
6 often capitalized : a member of a conservative or reactionary political group