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whitening

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whitening
In the grain of finished wood, a white appearance, usually due to improper finishing techniques or spotty adhesion of the coating.
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His cheeks were shaved, and his whitening beard and moustache were worn somewhat after the fashion of Charles Dickens.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
You behold another phase of his passion, a fury bejewelled with stars, mayhap bearing the crescent of the moon on its brow, shaking the last vestiges of its torn cloud-mantle in inky-black squalls, with hail and sleet descending like showers of crystals and pearls, bounding off the spars, drumming on the sails, pattering on the oilskin coats, whitening the decks of homeward-bound ships.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
I was encouraged by nothing, mother, but by looking at the red sparks dropping out of the fire, and whitening and dying.
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