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he was as white as a sheet

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  • be as white as a sheet — to be very pale, usually because you are frightened or ill. She was trembling all over and as white as a sheet …   New idioms dictionary

  • sheet — W2S2 [ʃi:t] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for a bed)¦ 2¦(paper)¦ 3¦(thin flat piece)¦ 4¦(large flat area)¦ 5¦(of rain/fire)¦ 6¦(on a ship)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: scyte] 1.) ¦(FO …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sheet — noun 1 large piece of fabric used on a bed ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, crisp, fresh ▪ a pile of clean sheets ▪ crumpled, rumpled (esp. AmE) ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • white — [[t](h)wa͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ whiter, whitest, whites 1) COLOUR Something that is white is the colour of snow or milk. to bleed someone white → see bleed He had nice square white teeth... Issa s white beach hat gleamed in the harsh lights …   English dictionary

  • White people — Whites redirects here. For other uses, see White (disambiguation). Race …   Wikipedia

  • sheet — [[t]ʃi͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦♦ sheets 1) N COUNT A sheet is a large rectangular piece of cotton or other cloth that you sleep on or cover yourself with in a bed. Once a week, a maid changes the sheets. ...the luxury of silk sheets. 2) N COUNT A sheet of… …   English dictionary

  • sheet — /Si:t/ noun (C) 1 a large piece of thin cotton or nylon cloth that you put on a bed to lie on or lie under: change the sheets (=put clean sheets on a bed) 2 a thin flat piece of something such as paper, glass, or metal, that usually has four… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • white — white1 [ waıt, hwaıt ] adjective *** ▸ 1 of same color as milk ▸ 2 of race with pale skin ▸ 3 pale because sick/upset ▸ 4 about food/drink ▸ 5 completely fair/honest 1. ) something that is white is the same color as milk or snow. If something is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • white — I UK [waɪt] / US / US [hwaɪt] adjective Word forms white : adjective white comparative whiter superlative whitest *** 1) something that is white is the same colour as milk or snow. If something is similar to this colour, you can say that it is a… …   English dictionary

  • sheet — {{11}}sheet (n.1) O.E. sciete (W.Saxon), scete (Mercian) cloth, covering, from P.Gmc. *skautijon, from base *skauta project (Cf. O.N. skaut corner of cloth, Goth. skauts seam, hem of a garment; Du. schoot Ger. Schoß bo …   Etymology dictionary

  • white — white1 W1S1 [waıt] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(colour)¦ 2¦(people)¦ 3¦(pale)¦ 4¦(coffee)¦ 5¦(wine)¦ 6 a white Christmas ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: hwit] 1.) ¦(COLOUR)¦ having the colour of milk, salt, or snow …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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