| Schwann's white substance |
The substance of the medullary sheath. |
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| Snow-white |
White as snow; very white. |
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| Water-white |
A vinelike plant (Vitis Caribaea) growing in parched districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount of sap which is sometimes used for quenching thirst. |
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| White-blaze |
See White-face. |
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| White-ear |
The wheatear. |
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| White-eye |
Any one of several species of small Old World singing of the genus Zosterops, as Zosterops palpebrosus of India, and Z. c/rulescens of Australia. The eyes are encircled by a ring of white feathers, whence the name. Called also bush creeper, and white-eyed tit. |
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| White-face |
A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose; -- called also white-blaze. |
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| White-foot |
A white mark on the foot of a horse, between the fetlock and the coffin. |
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| White friar |
A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from the white cloaks worn by the order. See Carmelite. |
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| White-fronted |
Having a white front; as, the white-fronted lemur. |
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| White-heart |
A somewhat heart-shaped cherry with a whitish skin. |
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| White-hot |
White with heat; heated to whiteness, or incandescence. |
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| White-limed |
Whitewashed or plastered with lime. |
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| White-livered |
Having a pale look; feeble; hence, cowardly; pusillanimous; dastardly. |
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| White-pot |
A kind of food made of milk or cream, eggs, sugar, bread, etc., baked in a pot. |
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| White-water |
A dangerous disease of sheep. |
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| Cream-white |
As white as cream. |
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