1. (Zoöl.) (a) The European redstart; — so called from its white forehead. (b) The whitethroat; — so called from its gray head. (c) The European tree sparrow.
2. A wave whose crest breaks into white foam, as when the wind is freshening.
WHITECOAT
White"coat`, n.
Defn: The skin of a newborn seal; also, the seal itself. [Sealers'
Cant]
WHITE-EAR
White"-ear`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The wheatear.
WHITE ELEPHANT
White elephant.
Defn: Something requiring much care and expense and yielding little profit; any burdensome possession. [Slang]
WHITE-EYE
White"-eye`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of small Old World singing of the genus Zosterops, as Zosterops palpebrosus of India, and Z. coerulescens of Australia. The eyes are encircled by a ring of white feathers, whence the name. Called also bush creeper, and white-eyed tit.