白はく地ち

noun

white cloth; undyed fabric

Refers to plain white cloth or fabric, often undyed or unpatterned.

• 祭さい壇だんには白はく地ちの布ぬのがかけられていた。

  A white cloth was draped over the altar.

noun

empty land; vacant lot

Describes a plot of land with no buildings or structures on it.

• 駅えきの近ちかくに白はく地ちが売うりに出でている。

  There is an empty lot for sale near the station.

noun

respectable woman

Archaic term for a woman of good social standing, used in contrast to a prostitute. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの文ぶん献けんでは、白はく地ちは遊ゆう女じょと区く別べつされる女じょ性せいを指さした。

  In Edo-period documents, 白地 referred to a woman distinguished from a courtesan.