white+horse

  • 61white horse — noun a) any of several horse shaped chalk figures in England, such as the b) a wave that is blown by the wind such that its crest is broken up and appears white and foamy; a whitecap …

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  • 62WHITE HORSE —    name given to the figure of a horse on a hill side, formed by removing the turf, and showing the white chalk beneath; the most famous is one at Uffington, in Berkshire, alleged to commemorate a victory of King Alfred …

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  • 63white horse — /waɪt ˈhɔs/ (say wuyt haws) noun a white topped wave; a whitecap: *we saw the great storm which was to become known as the Brighton Cyclone charging towards us across the bay in a whip of white horses below a tumult of bruised purplish… …

  • 64white horse — Singlish (Singapore English) Origin: English The son of a government official or other influential person. Term derives from the military practice of identifying such individuals during Basic Military Training with a stamp of a horse …

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  • 65white horse — a white topped wave; whitecap. [1640 50] * * * …

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  • 66white horse — noun a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white • Syn: ↑whitecap • Hypernyms: ↑wave, ↑moving ridge …

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  • 67White Horse Alley, Aldgate High Street —    See Black Horse Yard, Aldgate High Street …

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  • 68White Horse Yard, Old Broad Street —    See Flying Horse Yard …

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  • 69white horse nettle — noun weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America • Syn: ↑trompillo, ↑prairie berry, ↑purple nightshade, ↑silverleaf nightshade,… …

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  • 70When a white horse is not a horse — (zh cpwl|c=白馬非馬|p= Báimǎ fēi mǎ |w= Pai ma fei ma |l=white horse not horse), also known as the White Horse Dialogue (zh cpwl|c=白馬論|p= Báimǎ Lùn |w= Pai ma Lun |l=white horse discourse), is a famous paradox in Chinese philosophy. Gongsun Long… …

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