white goods

white goods
noun
1. large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel
• Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form
• Hypernyms: ↑home appliance, ↑household appliance
• Hyponyms:
2. drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth
• Syn: ↑household linen
• Hypernyms: ↑drygoods, ↑soft goods
• Hyponyms: ↑ironing, ↑laundry, ↑wash, ↑washing, ↑washables, ↑linen

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noun plural
1.
a. : white fabrics especially of cotton or linen
b. : articles (as sheets, towels, tablecloths, or curtains) originally or typically made of white cloth
2. : major household and especially electric appliances (as washers, stoves, or refrigerators) that are typically finished in white enamel

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1. household goods, as bed sheets, tablecloths, and towels, formerly bleached and finished in white but now often patterned and colored.
2. bleached goods, esp. cotton or linen fabrics.
3. large household appliances, as refrigerators, stoves, and washing machines.
4. alcoholic liquors that are manufactured without color, as vodka, gin, and tequila.
[1870-75]

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white goods plural noun
1. Refrigerators, washing machines, dish-washers, freezers and similar appliances, usu painted with white enamel
2. Household linen
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Main Entry: ↑white

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white goods UK US noun [plural] business
large pieces of electrical equipment used in people’s homes, for example washing machines and fridges
Thesaurus: general words for machines and equipment used in the homehyponym

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white goods,
1. white household linens, such as sheets, pillowcases, towels, napkins, and tablecloths.
2. heavy household appliances such as stoves, refrigerators, and washing machines, often coated with white enamel.

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plural n.
1) large electrical goods used domestically such as refrigerators and washing machines, typically white in color. Compare with brown goods
2) archaic domestic linen

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noun [plural]
chiefly Brit : large pieces of household equipment (such as refrigerators and washing machines)

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ˈwhite goods f5 [white goods] noun plural
large pieces of electrical equipment in the house, such as ↑washing machines, etc.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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