whites

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/(h)waɪts/

noun

A set of white clothes, especially as a uniform.

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Meanings

whites1

noun
  1. pluralplural of white
nounwhites pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA set of white clothes, especially as a uniform.

    He walked somewhat mincingly, thin, in soiled whites, his brief-case under his arm.

    1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 444
    1. pluralplural onlyThe white uniform of a chef.
    2. pluralplural onlyball gamesCricket whites.
    3. USpluralplural onlygovernmentA white uniform formerly worn by officers of United States Marine Corps.
  2. pluralplural onlyLinen, especially laundry, that is white.
  3. informalpluralplural onlyleukorrhea.
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of white

Whites2

noun
  1. pluralplural of White

Whites3

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of White
  2. Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly white, particularly
    1. historicalhobbiesThe chariot-racing faction of the Roman circus and Constantinopolitan hippodrome that wore white.
      1 more example

      Directly opposite the imperial box in the Hippodrome were the seats assigned to the Blues, the Reds, the Whites, and the Greens. These were the colours of the chariot-racing factions, the professional organizations initially responsible for fielding the teams, though at some point in the fifth century they took charge of other public spectacles as well, and thus we can find factions even in cities which had no hippodromes.

      2002, James Allan Stewart Evans, The Age of Justinian..., p. 36
    2. UKhistoricalball gamesThe away team during international matches.

      When the Whites go marching in, oh, when the Whites go marching in, oh, I wanna be in that number when the Whites go marching in!

      1 more example

      1996, S. Greenfield, "When the Whites Go Marching In? Racism and Resistances in English Football", Marquette Sports Law Review, Vol. 6, No. 2, Art. 7, p. 315: #*: "When the Whites go Marching In" is a version of the hymn "When the Saints Go Marching In" and has been sung by football fans whilst attending "away" matches in other countries... In this context the reference is to English supporters indicating their disapproval of black players.

    3. historicalball gamesJuventus.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cricket whites

Origin

In reference to the ancient Roman and medieval Byzantine racing faction, a calque of albī (“Whites”), albātī (“White-Clads”), factio alba (“the white faction”), or factio albata (“the white-clad faction”) and Λευκοὶ (Leukoì, “Whites”).

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Translations

Polish bielizna
  • bieliznalinen

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with whites

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Cite this entry
APA

whites. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whites

MLA

“whites.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whites. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whites,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whites.

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