All About the Color White

White projects purity, cleanliness, and neutrality. Doctors don white coats, brides traditionally were white gowns and a white picket fence surrounds a safe and happy home.

White is the traditional color of brides in the western world as well as Japan

White is a color of mourning in China and parts of Africa

In Chinese culture colors corresponded with the five primary elements, the directions and the four seasons. White was associated with autumn, metal and the direction West.

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According to Pantone Inc. white is the best selling color for the classic American t-shirt

White clothing typically becomes translucent when wet

The appearance of white in a dream is thought to represent happiness at home

In Christianity a white lily represents the Madonna

In order to stimulate and give some recognition of a certain achievement to the student, Dr. Jigoro Kano, founder of Judo, created such divisions and introduced Belt colors. The white belt represents innocence, purity, virginity of the soul and mind, just as in the church the meaning of a white garment is sinless life.

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"White...is not a mere absence of colour; it is a shining and affirmative thing, as fierce as red, as definite as black...God paints in many colours; but He never paints so gorgeously, I had almost said so gaudily, as when He paints in white." --G. K. Chesterton

"The first of all single colors is white ... We shall set down white for the representative of light, without which no color can be seen; yellow for the earth; green for water; blue for air; red for fire; and black for total darkness." --Leonardo Da Vinci

"ELOQUENCE, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white." --Ambrose Bierce

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White Christmas the appearance of snow on Christmas day

White elephant a possession that no longer holds value for it's owner. See why

White flag the signal of a peaceful surrender

White goods a description of household items, such as linens, towels and appliances

White hot extreme manner of intensity

White lie a harmless untruth usually told out of politeness. The truth about white lies

White sauce a sauce made from stock, butter, flour and seasonings

White feather a symbol of cowardness

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Richard Meier is a late twentieth century American architect known for his use of the color white.

At 49, Meier was the youngest architect to receive his profession's highest accolade, the Pritzker Architecture Prize. In his acceptance speech he sheds light on his preference for white.

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French Vanilla: The scent of rich sweet Vanilla. A stronger vanilla scent, rich, and creamy. Great for year round with it's very good scent. Aromatherapy benefits: Calming, consoling, soothing, purifying, centering.

Gardenia: A stronger scent of the Gardenia flower. Very Appealing, Aromatherapy benefits: Mood-lifting, sensual, purifying, centering

Coconut was the original scent of the white colored Magic Scents Crayons from Binney & Smith Inc. introduced in 1994 with mostly food scents. There were numerous reports that children were eating the food-scented crayons, so the food scents were retired and replaced with non-food scents. The scent for the color white became "baby powder".

White teas are the most delicate of all teas. Great care is taken so that only the youngest leaves are used. The finest varieties are appreciated for their unmatched subtlety, complexity and natural sweetness. Many varieties of green tea are available at SpecialTeas

White is considered a neutral color in landscape design. It's appearance can be used as a background for other colors.

White can brighten up a garden and is a good choice for dark areas of a landscape.

"Moon gardens" consist of all white flowering plants. This type of garden give the illusion of glowing in the moonlight, making them a good choice for areas you spend time in the evening.

There is no question that the vehicle you drive is an extension of your personality --an unspoken, but clear message to the rest of the world.

The message you send by driving a vehicle that is White: Fastidious.

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