lelieblank

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of lelie +‎ blank. Compare English lily-white, possibly the etymon of the Dutch term. First attested in the early eighteenth century.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌleː.liˈblɑŋk/
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  • Hyphenation: le‧lie‧blank
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋk

Adjective

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lelieblank (not comparable)

  1. lily-white, pale white (now mainly referring to (pale) white skin tones)

Declension

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Declension of lelieblank
uninflected lelieblank
inflected lelieblanke
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial lelieblank
indefinite m./f. sing. lelieblanke
n. sing. lelieblank
plural lelieblanke
definite lelieblanke
partitive lelieblanks