white appliance

noun

An appliance that is one of the white goods. A large household appliance.

Meanings

nounwhite appliance (plural white appliances)

plural white appliances

  1. An appliance that is one of the white goods. A large household appliance.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, appliance.

Origin

From the traditional surface paint on the appliances being white.

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APA

white appliance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20appliance

MLA

“white appliance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20appliance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white appliance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20appliance.

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