small white


noun
  1. a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves

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How to use small white in a sentence

  • I noticed here the familiar, almost imperceptible click of the small white teeth.

    Mrs. Falchion, Complete | Gilbert Parker
  • Then, as her fingers brushed the small white back, there surged up in her a sudden virile tenderness and comprehension.

    The Creators | May Sinclair
  • A David slipped up toward him, its small white face expressionless, brown hair hanging down in its eyes.

    Second Variety | Philip Kindred Dick
  • Her fingers worked at the lapel of my collar; by bending my head I could have touched her small white knuckles with my lips.