whitened adj 1: (of hair) having lost its color; "the white hairs of old age" [syn: {white}, {whitened}]
Whiten \Whit"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whitened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whitening}.] [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hv[imac]tna.] To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the hair whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees in spring whiten with blossoms. [1913 Webster]