white-handed
Having hands that are whiteHaving hands that are white.
Meaning
5 sensesHaving hands that are white.
Characterized by delicacy and a pale-skinned beauty.
Aristocratic, with connotations of effeminacy and foppishness.
From the professional classes; With hands that are not brown from manual labor.
Benevolent or virtuous.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From white + handed.From white + handed.
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