1563 L. Humphrey i. sig. d.v The Hebrewes terme them men of name and fame, most famous and farthest knowen, and cristall (as it were) and white clothed.
1669 28 Thee the white clothed army of Martyrs; doth praise.
1897 ‘A. Hope’ ii Groups of white-clothed women.
2004 4 Sept. 21/2 The white-clothed urbanites in Blank on Blank enact a stylisation of recognisable human behaviour.