milk-white
milk-white adjective: having a slightly bluish white color, that of milk.
Adjective
milk-white (comparative more milk-white, superlative most milk-white)
- Having a slightly bluish white color, that of milk.
- He made love in a coach and six, and married in a coach and twelve, and all his horses were milk-white horses with one red spot on the back which he caused to be hidden by the harness. For, the spot would come there, though every horse was milk-white when Captain Murderer bought him. And the spot...1860, Charles Dickens, Captain Murderer
- Synonyms:
- milky-white
milk-white meaning in Arabic
milk-white in Arabic
- having a slightly bluish white color, that of milk
- لَبَنِيّ labaniyy, شِيرْبَام šīrbām
Synonyms of milk-white
Forms of milk-white
| comparative | more milk-white |
|---|---|
| superlative | most milk-white |
| alternative form | milkwhite |
Origin of milk-white
Inherited from Middle English milke white, mylk-whyte, mylkquyte, mylk-whit, milc-whit, from Old English meolchwīt (“milk-white”), equivalent to milk + white. Compare Dutch melkwit (“milk-white”), German milchweiß (“milk-white”), Swedish mjölkvit (“milk-white”).
Questions about milk-white
- What does milk-white mean?
- Milk-white means having a slightly bluish white color, that of milk.
- What is milk-white in Arabic?
- Milk-white in Arabic is لَبَنِيّ (labaniyy), شِيرْبَام (šīrbām). See Milk-white meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is milk-white?
- Milk-white is an adjective.
Words near milk-white in the dictionary
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