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lil·y-white
 lily-white
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- pronunciation:
- lI
li
waIt
[or]
lI
li
hwaIt
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
white as a lily.
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| definition 2: |
pure and innocent; beyond reproach; unsullied.
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| definition 3: |
(informal) practicing or seeking the exclusion of blacks or other nonwhites.
a lily-white organization |
| related words: |
blameless, clean |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
one who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, exclusion of nonwhites, esp. a member of a former faction of the Republican party in the southern United States that opposed the inclusion of blacks in the party.
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