Wednesday, February 27, 2008

The color white ... as in snow?

White, the color of ...

  • Traditionally, a sign of purity, virginity and peace
  • Vestal Virgins of Rome were dressed in white
  • The flag of surrender
  • Represented by the metal silver
  • In heraldic terminology, argent
  • Chinese color of the West and the Earth
  • A Hindu color of mourning
  • The Japanese color of death
  • The color of feather used to denote cowardice
  • The color of Jesus' clothing after the Resurrection
  • The Moon
  • The Roman color of national mourning after the death of a Caesar
  • A Persian symbol of divinity
  • In socioeconomics and collars, it symbolizes the managerial class
  • In magic, it implies the Devil is not involved
  • Astrological number 1
  • Birth sign Leo
  • The opening move in chess
  • The color of an insignificant taradiddle (little white lie)
  • The Pueblo Indian color of the East
  • Snow and of course, the interminable winter we're having.

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