white cliffs
/ˌwʌɪt ˈklɪfs/noun
Treated as plural. Chalk cliffs, specifically those of Dover, regarded as a symbol of Great Britain.
Origin
Late 15th century; earliest use found in Osbern Bokenham (c1393–c1464), poet and Augustinian friar. From white + the plural of cliff.
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