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Pensivescribe Posted 17 years ago
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What is a virgin white?
ccan virgin white be used to describe whitest whites? what other idioms are there for this?
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It seems to be the commercial name of a color, not an idiom (since you have supplied no context), but I suppose it is very white, yes. It originates in the traditional white wedding dress to signify the virginity of the bride, I presume. 'Snow white' is commoner as a fixed phrase for 'very white'.
- It seems to be the commercial name of a color, not an idiom (since you have supplied no context), but I suppose it is very white, yes.
- It originates in the traditional white wedding dress to signify the virginity of the bride, I presume.
- 'Snow white' is commoner as a fixed phrase for 'very white'.
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It seems to be the commercial name of a color, not an idiom (since you have supplied no context), but I suppose it is very white, yes. It originates in the traditional white wedding dress to signify the virginity of the bride, I presume. 'Snow white' is commoner as a fixed phrase for 'very white'.
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'Lily white' is also common - even though gazillions of lilies aren't even white.
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