- Albiness
- Albiness \Al*bi"ness\, n. A female albino. --Holmes. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
albiness — /alˈbin es/ noun (archaic) A female albino • • • Main Entry: ↑albino … Useful english dictionary
albino — (n.) 1777, from Spanish or Portuguese albino, from L. albus white (see ALB (Cf. alb)). Used by Portuguese of white spotted African negroes. Extended 1859 to animals having the same peculiarity. A female albino formerly was an albiness (1808) … Etymology dictionary