ALL meanings of white admiral
white ad·mi·ral
W w - noun white admiral any color having components of both red and blue, such as lavender, especially one deep in tone. 1
- noun white admiral cloth or clothing of this hue, especially as formerly worn distinctively by persons of imperial, royal, or other high rank. 1
- noun white admiral the rank or office of a cardinal. 1
- noun white admiral the office of a bishop. 1
- noun white admiral imperial, regal, or princely rank or position. 1
- noun white admiral deep red; crimson. 1
- noun white admiral any of several nymphalid butterflies, as Basilarchia astyanax (red-spotted purple) having blackish wings spotted with red, or Basilarchia arthemis (banded purple or white admiral) having brown wings banded with white. 1
- adjective white admiral of the color purple. 1
- adjective white admiral imperial, regal, or princely. 1
- adjective white admiral brilliant or showy. 1
- adjective white admiral full of exaggerated literary devices and effects; marked by excessively ornate rhetoric: a purple passage in a novel. 1
- adjective white admiral profane or shocking, as language. 1
- adjective white admiral relating to or noting political or ideological diversity: purple politics; ideologically purple areas of the country. 1
- idioms white admiral born in / to the purple, of royal or exalted birth: Those born to the purple are destined to live in the public eye. 1
- noun white admiral a nymphalid butterfly, Limenitis camilla, of Eurasia, having brown wings with white markings 0
- noun white admiral a butterfly (Limenitis arthemis) of Canada and the E U.S., with showy, white bands on its wings 0
- noun white admiral A striking, white and black butterfly, Limenitis camilla, of the family Nymphalidae. 0