white goods

white goods

pl.n.

1. White fabrics, usually of cotton or linen.

2. Household merchandise, as bed sheets and curtains, formerly made from white fabrics, but now often colored.

3. Large household appliances, as ovens and refrigerators, formerly finished with white enamel, but now often colored.

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white goods

Noun, pl

large household appliances, such as refrigerators and cookers

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	white goods - large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel clothes drier, clothes dryer - a dryer that dries clothes wet from washing dish washer, dishwasher, dishwashing machine - a machine for washing dishes electric range - a kitchen range in which the heat for cooking is provided by electric power home appliance, household appliance - an appliance that does a particular job in the home icebox, refrigerator - white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures automatic washer, washing machine, washer - a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
	2.	white goods - drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth household linen drygoods, soft goods - textiles or clothing and related merchandise ironing - garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed; "there was a basketful of ironing to do" laundry, washables, washing, wash - garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering linen - white goods or clothing made with linen cloth

Translations

white goods npl (= appliances) → electrodomésticos mpl de línea blanca (= linen etc); ropa blanca

white goods npl (= appliances) → (gros) électroménager m (= linen etc); linge m de maison

white goods white npl (appliances) → große Haushaltsgeräte pl;

(linen etc) → Weißwaren pl

white goods npl (= appliances) → elettrodomestici mpl (= linens); biancheria per la casa