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A mark of cowardice. — W. friar. A mendicant monk of the Carmelite Order, — so called from the white cloaks worn by members of the order; any monk dre ed in white. — W. heat. The temperature at which bodies become incandescent, and appear white from the bright light which they emit.— Whiting, W. lead. A carbonate of lead, used in painting and Whitlow, for other purposes; ceruse. {Min.) A native carbonate of lead. — W. lie. A comparatively venial falsehood. — W. squall. {Naut.) A sudden gust of wind Whittle, which comes up without being marked in its approach by the clouds, and is attended with white, broken water, on the surface of the sea. — W. swelling. {Med.) A scrofulous or rheumatic swelling of Whiz, the knee, or of the ankle, wrist, or elbow, with acute or chronic disease of the synovial membrane, cartilage, and bone; a lingering, chronic tumor, of almost Who, any kind.— W. wine. Any wine of a clear, transparent color, bordering on white, as Madeira, Sherry, etc., — opp. to wine of a deep-red color, as Port.— Whites, hwitz, n. pi. {Med.) A discharge of a white, yellowish, or greenish mucus, from the vagina; leucorrhea; fluor alb us.— Whifen, hwifn, v. t. [-ened (-nd_), -ening.] To make white, bleach, blanch, — v. t. To grow white, turn or become white, or whiter. — Whifener, n. One who bleaches or makes white. sun, cube, full; moon, f6t>t; cow, oil; linger — Whitene , n. State or quality of being white; palene ; freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanne .— Whifish, a. Somewhat white; white in a moderate degree. {Bot.) Having a color like white somewhat soiled; covered with an opaque white powder.—Whifishne , ft.— Whifing, n. {Ichth.) A seafish, allied to the cod, valued on account of its del- Whiting, icacy and lightne as an article of food. Ground chalk, carefully cleaned from all stony matter, used for polishing metal, etc. —White'' wash, -wosh, n. A wash or liquid composition for whitening something, making the skin fair, etc.; a composition of lime and water, or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening the plaster of walls, etc — v. t. [whitewashed (-wosht), -washing.] To cover with a white liquid composition, as with lime and water, etc.; to make white, give a fair external appearance to; clear (an insolvent or bankrupt) of debts he owes; to clear an accused person of charges brought against him,— esp. by suppre ion of facts. — White'-bait, n. A very small, delicate fish of the herring kind. — liv7ered, -erd, a. Having a pale look; feeble; cowardly. — meat, n. Food White-bait, made of milk, butter, cheese, eggs, etc.; young or delicate flesh or food, as veal, poultry, rabbits, etc.; breast, etc., of chickens and turkeys. — smith, n. One who works in tinned iron, or white iron; a worker in iron who finishes or polishes the work, disting. from one who forges it. — weed, n. A plant of the genus Chrysanthemum; the ox-eye daisy, — so called from the color of its flowers. — Whit'leather, hwiflether, n. Leather dre ed with alum, salt, etc., remarkable for its pliability and toughne ; a broad, tough, white ligament on the neck of quadrupeds, which supports the weight of the head; paxwax. — Whifsun, a. Of, pert, to, or observed at Whit sun tide. — Whit's unday, -sn-dT, -suntide, -sn-tid, n. {Eccl.) The 7th Sunday after Easter, a festival commemorative of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, — so called, because, in the primitive church, those newly baptized appeared at church between Easter and'Pentecost in white garments. hwith'Sr, adv. To what place, — used inter ogativel to y; what or which place, — relatively, to what: to what point or degree; whereunto; whereto. — Whith'ersoev'er, adv. To whatever place.— Whith/erward, adv. In what direction; toward what place.