Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class III. Words Relating to MatterSection III. Organic Matter
2. Sensation
(ii) Specific Light
430. Whiteness.
ALBIFICATION, albication, albinism, albinoism; leucopathy, leucoderma or leucodermia [med.], dealbation, albescence, etiolation; lactescence.
[COMPARISONS] snow, paper, chalk, milk, lily, ivory, silver, alabaster; albata, eburin or eburine or eburite, German silver, white metal, barium sulphate, blanc fixe [F.], pearl white; white lead, ceruse, carbonate of lead, Paris white, zinc white, flake white, Chinese white.
WHITEWASH, whiting, whitening, calcimine.
RENDER WHITE &c. adj.; whiten, bleach, blanch, etiolate, silver, besnow, dealbate [obs.], albify [rare], frost.
WHITEWASH, calcimine, white.
white as -a sheet, – driven snow, – a lily, – silver; like ivory &c. n.
WHITISH, creamy, pearly, ivory, fair, blond, ash-blond; blanched &c. v.; high in tone, light.