v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Whitened p. pr. & vb. n. Whitening. ] [ OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hvītna. ] To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the hair whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees in spring whiten with blossoms. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. hwītness. ] 1. The quality or state of being white; white color, or freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror, grief, etc. “The whiteness in thy cheek.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness. [ 1913 Webster ]
He had kept The whiteness of his soul, and thus men o'er him wept. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]
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