- albiness
- albiness /alˈbin-es/ noun (archaic)A female albino• • •Main Entry: ↑albino
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Albiness — Al*bi ness, n. A female albino. Holmes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
albino — (n.) 1777, from Spanish or Portuguese albino, from L. albus white (see ALB (Cf. alb)). Used by Portuguese of white spotted African negroes. Extended 1859 to animals having the same peculiarity. A female albino formerly was an albiness (1808) … Etymology dictionary
