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lily-white definition

lily-white (-hwīt′, -wīt′)

adjective

  1. white as a lily
  2. innocent and pure; unsullied: often used sarcastically
  3. ☆ practicing discrimination against, or segregation of, nonwhites, esp. blacks

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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