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alwhite

alwhite adjective: composed of polished steel plates covering most or all of the body without a surcoat or other covering; white; pertaining to white armor.

alwhite: composed of polished steel plates covering most or all of the body without a surcoat or other...
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Adjective

alwhite (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Composed of polished steel plates covering most or all of the body without a surcoat or other covering; white; pertaining to white armor.
    • […] and the complete body armour of polished steel (alwhite armour) in which the Pre-Raphaelite painters clad[…]1975, Richard W. Barber, The Knight and Chivalry, Rowman & Littlefield Pub Incorporated
    • […] white armour (or alwhite armour) [is a] complete set of plate armour worn in[…]1998, Matthew Bennett, Peter Connolly, John Gillingham, John Lazenby, The Hutchinson Dictionary of Ancient & Medieval Warfare, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 339

Forms of alwhite

alternative formalwite
alternative formalwyte

Origin of alwhite

From Middle English alwite; equivalent to all + white.

Questions about alwhite

What does alwhite mean?
Alwhite means composed of polished steel plates covering most or all of the body without a surcoat or other covering; white; pertaining to white armor.
What part of speech is alwhite?
Alwhite is an adjective.

Words near alwhite in the dictionary

  1. always the bridesmaid, never the bride
  2. always was, always will be
  3. always-on
  4. alwaysness
  5. alwayz
  6. alwhite
  7. Alwin
  8. alwise
  9. alwrong
  10. alwuz
  11. Alwyn

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