See Also: Friday(dictionary)
Friday(dictionary)
Man Friday(dictionary)
girl Friday(dictionary)
Good Friday(dictionary)
Black Friday(money)
Good Friday(encyclopedia)
Black Friday(encyclopedia)
Black Friday(finance)
Good Friday Agreement(dictionary)

white (iou) and Friday (iou)


white (iou)



white verb. OE.
[from the adjective.]
verb intrans. Become white, whiten. OE-L15.
verb trans. Make white, whiten; spec. (a) whitewash; (b) bleach. arch. ME.
Foll. by out.
a. verb intrans. Of vision: become impaired by exposure to a sudden bright light. L20.
b. verb trans. Impair the vision of (a theatre audience) by such means. L20.
c. verb trans. Obliterate (a typing or Writing mistake) with white correction fluid. L20.
Comb.: white-out (a) a dense blizzard; (b) a weather condition caused by uniform lighting in snow-covered country, in which shadows, horizon, and physical features are indistinguishable; (c) a white correction fluid for obliterating typing or Writing mistakes.

Friday (iou)



Friday noun, adverb, & adjective.

A. noun.
The sixth day of the week, following Thursday. OE.
girl Friday, Man Friday [from Man Friday in Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe] a helper, esp. an assistant who performs General duties in an office. Golden Friday the Friday in each of the Ember weeks. Good Friday: see GOOD adjective. Man Friday: see girl Friday above.
A reception or Entertainment given on a Friday. M19.
b. adverb. On Friday. Now colloq. ME.
H. Kemelman Friday the Rabbi slept late.
C. attrib. or as adjective. Of Friday; characteristic of Friday, esp. (formerly) as a day of fasting; taking place on Friday(s). L16.
Fridays adverb (colloq.) on Fridays, each Friday ME.