whites

Meanings

1. plural of white

1. A set of white clothes, especially as a uniform.
2. The white uniform of a chef.
3. Cricket whites.
4. A white uniform formerly worn by officers of United States Marine Corps.
5. Linen, especially laundry, that is white.
6. leukorrhea.

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of white

1. plural of White

1. plural of White
2. Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly white, particularly
3. The chariot-racing faction of the Roman circus and Constantinopolitan hippodrome that wore white.
4. The away team during international matches.
5. Juventus.

Etymology

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