Whitened

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Whiten \Whit"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whitened}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Whitening}.] [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hv[imac]tna.]
     To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the
     hair whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees
     in spring whiten with blossoms.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  whitened
       adj : (of hair) having lost its color; "the white hairs of old
             age" [syn: {white}]