early 14c., from lily + white (adj.); from 1903 with reference to whites-only segregation; 1961 as "irreproachable."
a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization
Lilliputian
lilt
lily
lily-livered
lily-pad
lily-white
Lima
lima bean
limaceous
limb
limbate
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