Defn: See Whitsun. [Obs.]
WHITSOUR
Whit"sour`, n. Etym: [White + sour.] (Bot.)
Defn: A sort of apple.
WHITSTER
Whit"ster, n. Etym: [Contracted fr. whitester.]
Defn: A whitener; a bleacher; a whitester. [Obs.]
The whitsters in Datchet mead. Shak.
WHITSUN
Whit"sun, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or observed at, Whitsuntide; as, Whitsun week; Whitsun Tuesday; Whitsun pastorals.
WHITSUNDAY
Whit"sun*day, n. Etym: [White + Sunday.]
1. (Eccl.)
Defn: The seventh Sunday, and the fiftieth day, after Easter; a festival of the church in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost; Pentecost; — so called, it is said, because, in the primitive church, those who had been newly baptized appeared at church between Easter and Pentecost in white garments.