whitewall
whitewall Lexical Profile
whitewall Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Having a white rubber sidewall or a white stripe along the side (used of a vehicle tire).
"The collector spent months searching for a set of authentic whitewall tires for his vintage coupe."
• noun
An automobile or bicycle tire characterized by a white band or an entirely white rubber sidewall.
"Classic convertibles from the 1950s are often restored with wide whitewalls to preserve their period-accurate appearance."
American A very short haircut in which the hair on the sides and back of the head is clipped closely enough to expose the pale skin of the scalp.
"New recruits at the military academy were immediately given a strict whitewall at the barbershop."
• verb
American To cut someone's hair extremely short on the sides and back of the head so that the pale skin of the scalp shows through.
"The barber accidentally whitewalled the sides when the clipper guard slipped off."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the early 20th century as an American English compound of "white" and "wall", originally referring to the natural white zinc-oxide rubber on early automobile tire sidewalls before carbon black was restricted to the tread.