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white goods definition

☆ white goods

  1. household linens, as sheets, pillowcases, towels, etc.
  2. large household appliances, as refrigerators, stoves, etc.

Etymology: from their typical color

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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