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Correction pen. A correction fluid is an opaque, usually white fluid applied to paper to mask errors in text. Once dried, it can be handwritten or handdrawn upon. It is typically packaged in small bottles, with lids attached to brushes (or triangular pieces of foam) that dip into the fluid. The brush applies the fluid to the paper.
Whitey (drugs) A whitey or white-out (sometimes "greening" or "green-out") is a drug slang term for when a recreational drug user, as a direct or indirect result of drug use (usually cannabis ), begins to feel faint and vomits. [ 1] The term derives from the "whiteout" weather condition where a snowstorm causes loss of vision, and refers to the ...
The trademark "Wite-Out" was registered by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on February 5, 1974. [1] The application listed the date of "first use in commerce" as January 27, 1966. Early forms of Wite-Out sold through 1981 were water-based and hence water- soluble. While this allowed simple cleaning, it also had the problem of long ...
Correction tape. Correction tape is an alternative to correction fluid used to correct mistakes during typing, or, in some forms, handwriting. One side of the tape, which is placed against the area to cover, is coated in a white, opaque masking material. Pressure applied to the other side of the tape transfers this material to the paper.
Whiteout, white-out, [1] or milky weather [2] is a weather condition in which the contours and landmarks in a snow-covered zone become almost indistinguishable. [1] It could be also applied when visibility and contours are greatly reduced by sand .
The following is a glossary of traditional English-language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool, which denotes a host of games played on a table with six pockets; and snooker, played on a large pocket table, and which has a sport culture unto itself distinct from pool.
For many years, voter turnout was reported as a percentage; the numerator being the total votes cast, or the votes cast for the highest office, and the denominator being the Voting Age Population (VAP), the Census Bureau's estimate of the number of persons 18 years old and older resident in the United States.
The White Out is a tradition at the Pennsylvania State University during select Nittany Lions home football games, where all spectators come dressed in white. It has been described as "the best atmosphere in college football." [ 1] It is also among the most expensive regular season games of college football, with ticket prices ranging upwards ...