Whitester: alternatives and connections

The fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth; the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid, transparent, compressi…

of Air

A vestment of white linen, reaching to the feet, an enveloping the person; -- in the Roman Catholic church, worn by those in holy orde…

A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while…

A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound t…

Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also to cloth of similar texture made of cotton.

A kind of linen cloth made in Normandy, the thread of which is partly blanches before it is woven.

To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach; as, to blanch linen; age has blanched his hair.

The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them.

To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.

A coast of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, and sewed to line…

A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to…

A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk.

A kind of linen cloth made in Egypt, and so named from its resemblance to cambric.

A fine, thin, and white fabric made of flax or linen.

A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish ligh…

A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc.

Consisting of, or containing, cells.