Whit"en (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Whitened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Whitening.] [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hvītna.]
To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the hair
whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees in
spring whiten with blossoms.
Whit"en, v. t. To make white; to bleach;
to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten
cloth.
The broad stream of the Foyle then whitened by vast
flocks of wild swans.
Macaulay.
Syn. -- See Blanch.
Whit"en (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Whitened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Whitening.] [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hvītna.]
To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the hair
whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees in
spring whiten with blossoms.
Whit"en, v. t. To make white; to bleach;
to blanch; to whitewash; as, to whiten a wall; to whiten
cloth.
The broad stream of the Foyle then whitened by vast
flocks of wild swans.
Macaulay.
Syn. -- See Blanch.
