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In some senses, lily-white is marked as derogatory, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
lily-white
adj 4
Collocations
3ADJ.
all
VERB + LILY-WHITE
marred
LILY-WHITE + NOUN
boys, clothed, skin
Definitions
adj
1
A shade of the color white.
2
Pure, unblemished, immaculate.
Not a pimple nor freckle marred her lily-white skin
Four for the Gospel makers, / Three, three, the rivals, / Two, two, the lily-white boys, Clothed all in green, O
3
Innocent, having a reputation beyond reproach.
4
Of the Caucasian race; white.
The film was shot on location in Notting Hill, but observers noticed how its streets were suspiciously free of black people, and instead “wholly populated with mindless, twittering, wittering, lily-white rich”, as writer China Miéville put it.
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Synonyms
adjective — restricted to whites only
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Not a pimple nor freckle marred her lily-white skin
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Four for the Gospel makers, / Three, three, the rivals, / Two, two, the lily-white boys, Clothed all in green, O
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The film was shot on location in Notting Hill, but observers noticed how its streets were suspiciously free of black people, and instead “wholly populated with mindless, twittering, wittering, lily-wh
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