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Whiteness ermine winter stoat; said to die if whiteness is soiled. [Art: Hall, 115] white whale pursued relentlessly by Captain Ahab; “It was the whiteness of the whale that above all things appalled me.” [Am. Lit.: Moby Dick] ridden by Death. [N. T.: Revelation 6:8] flashing white steed of the Lone Ranger. [Radio: Buxton, 143–144] giving one was giving the deepest pledge of honor. [Am. Indian Trad.: Misc.] holiest flame on the altar. [Persian Folklore: Misc.] charger who led the wild horses before the West was tamed. [Am. Indian Legend: Misc.] marked a joyful day. [Rom. Trad.: Misc.] |
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| For instance, a certain point of grammatical knowledge is present in the mind, but is not predicable of any subject; or again, a certain whiteness may be present in the body (for colour requires a material basis), yet it is never predicable of anything. The distant flat shrank in uniform whiteness and low-hanging uniformity of cloud. The whiteness of their teeth was still more dazzling than the splendour of jewels at their ears. |
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