LILY-WHITE


Meaning of LILY-WHITE in English

I. ˈli-lē-ˈhwīt, -ˈwīt adjective

Date: 14th century

1. : white as a lily

2. : characterized by or favoring the exclusion of blacks especially from politics

3. : irreproachable , pure

II. noun

Date: circa 1903

: a member of a lily-white political organization

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.