White"ness (?), n. [AS.
hwītness.]
1. The quality or state of being white; white
color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.
Chaucer.
2. Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from
terror, grief, etc. "The whiteness in thy cheek."
Shak.
3. Freedom from stain or blemish; purity;
cleanness.
He had kept
The whiteness of his soul, and thus men o'er him wept.
Byron.
4. Nakedness. [Obs.] Chapman.
5. (Zoöl.) A flock of swans.
White"ness (?), n. [AS.
hwītness.]
1. The quality or state of being white; white
color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.
Chaucer.
2. Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from
terror, grief, etc. "The whiteness in thy cheek."
Shak.
3. Freedom from stain or blemish; purity;
cleanness.
He had kept
The whiteness of his soul, and thus men o'er him wept.
Byron.
4. Nakedness. [Obs.] Chapman.
5. (Zoöl.) A flock of swans.
