lily-white attire
- noun
- The bride's lily-white attire was stunning.
Examples
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His lily-white attire was immaculate even after hours at the party.
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She wore lily-white attire to symbolize a fresh start at the ceremony.
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Children in lily-white attire paraded down the street during the festival.
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She wore a beautiful lily-white attire to the ceremony.
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Children in lily-white attire paraded down the street during the festival.
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She wore lily-white attire to symbolize a fresh start at the ceremony.
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The bride's lily-white attire was stunning and highlighted her beauty.
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Morphology
The noun phrase directly combines 'lily-white' (immaculately white) with 'attire' (clothing), so its basic meaning — very pure/immaculately white clothing — is transparently derivable from the constituents. Any additional connotation of purity or innocence is a predictable associative extension, and the adjective+noun pattern is straightforward for B1 learners.
Etymology
Lily-white attire comes from the bright white lily flower. Imagine lily-white attire as white as lily petals; because the flower stands for 'purity' and 'innocence', lily-white attire means very clean or pure-looking clothing.