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whiteness
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Whiteness \White"ness\, n. [AS. hw[imac]tness.]
1. The quality or state of being white; white color, or
freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.
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2. Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror,
grief, etc. "The whiteness in thy cheek." --Shak.
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3. Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness.
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He had kept
The whiteness of his soul, and thus men o'er him
wept. --Byron.
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4. Nakedness. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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5. (Zool.) A flock of swans.
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