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white ((adj.))

• 1 † adj. of or associated with the white man (def. 1), as opposed to the Indian.

  See also: white man (def. 1)  

  • 1785  (1943)  We saw several white children and handsome white squaws.
  • 1811  (1950)  A fine day--At 7.40 AM we set off--all the White Hunters in company.
  • 1965  . . . most missionaries tried to teach their charges how to cope with the "white" culture and economy. . . .

• 2a † adj. Slang decent, fair; honest.

  See also: white Indian  white man (def. 2)  

  • 1904  "You're line ain't mine, but you're white."
  • 1923  "God, you're . . . the first white policeman I've ever met.

• 2b adj. Slang pertaining to English-speaking persons.

  See also: white man (def. 3)  white ((adv.))  (def. 2)  

  • 1959  The children . . . made it difficult for the bohunk children whenever they were in the minority in the "white" schools.