white goods

noun
1.
household goods, as bed sheets, tablecloths, and towels, formerly bleached and finished in white but now often patterned and colored.
2.
bleached goods, especially cotton or linen fabrics.
3.
large household appliances, as refrigerators, stoves, and washing machines.
4.
alcoholic liquors that are manufactured without color, as vodka, gin, and tequila.
Origin:
1870–75

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white goods
 
—pl n
1.  marketing Compare brown goods large household appliances, such as refrigerators, cookers
2.  household linen such as sheets, towels, tablecloths, etc

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