wijting

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• kweit- — Also kweid . White; to shine. Oldest form *k̑weit , becoming *kweit in centum languages. 1. Suffixed variant form *kweid o . a. white; Whitsunday, from Old English hwīt, white; b. witloof, from Middle Dutch …   Universalium

• whiting — whiting1 noun (plural same) a slender bodied marine fish with edible white flesh. [Merlangius merlangus (cod family, shallow European waters), and other species.] Origin ME: from MDu. wijting, from wijt white . whiting2 noun ground chalk used for …   English new terms dictionary

• whiting — I. /ˈwaɪtɪŋ / (say wuyting) noun (plural whiting or whitings) 1. in Australia, any of numerous species of estuarine and surf fishes of the family Sillanginidae, highly prized for sport and table. 2. elsewhere a. any of several European species of …  

• whiting — Ⅰ. whiting [1] ► NOUN (pl. same) ▪ a slender bodied marine fish with edible white flesh. ORIGIN Dutch wijting, from wijt white . Ⅱ. whiting [2] ► NOUN ▪ ground chalk used for purposes such as whitewashing and cleaning meta …   English terms dictionary

• whiting — whiting1 [hwīt′iŋ, wīt′iŋ] n. pl. whitings or whiting [ME < MDu wijting < wit, WHITE] any of various edible marine fishes, including the silver hake, the corvina of the California coast, and various kingfishes whiting2 [hwīt′iŋ, wīt′iŋ] n.… …   English World dictionary

• whiting — 1. n. a small white fleshed fish, Merlangus merlangus, used as food. Etymology: ME f. MDu. wijting, app. formed as WHITE + ING(3) 2. n. ground chalk used in whitewashing, plate cleaning, etc …   Useful english dictionary

• whit|ing — whit|ing1 «HWY tihng», noun, plural ings or (collectively) ing. 1. a common European fish related to the cod, used for food. 2. = silver hake. (Cf. ↑silver hake) 3. any one of certain spiny finned, carnivorous fishes that can be found along the… …   Useful english dictionary