large white


noun
  1. Also called: cabbage white a large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves

  2. (often capitals) a white large-bodied breed of pig commonly kept for pork, bacon, and for fattening

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How to use large white in a sentence

  • They had reached a corner where a large white house stood surrounded by blooming cherry trees.

  • She glanced rather apprehensively as she spoke at the large white house, not two minutes' walk distant across the street.

    The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
  • Far in front of him was a large white sign nailed to a tree.

    The Status Civilization | Robert Sheckley
  • So he slipped inside the field and took a seat on a large white stone.

    Castellinaria | Henry Festing Jones