- white as a lily: soft lily-white skin.
- pure; untouched by corruption or imperfection; above reproach: He tries to pass himself off as some sort of lily-white saint, but he's not.
- designating or pertaining to any faction, organization, or group opposing the inclusion of Black people, especially in political or social life.
- a member of a lily-white organization, especially a member of a former faction of the Republican Party in the South opposed to the inclusion of African Americans in the party or in political life in general.
- of a pure white
- pure; irreproachable
- US informal
- discriminating against Black people
- racially segregated
