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niveous

American  
[niv-ee-uhs] / ˈnɪv i əs /

adjective

  1. resembling snow, especially in whiteness; snowy.

niveous British  
/ ˈnɪvɪəs /

adjective

  1. resembling snow, esp in colour

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Etymology

Origin of niveous

1615–25; < Latin niveus snowy, snow-white, of, from snow, equivalent to niv- (stem of nix ) snow + -eus -eous

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Her niveous limbs just stood out awkwardly and she did not know what to do.

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"Yes, my dear daughter," said her venerable son-in-law, running his fingers through his niveous thatch, "he was the first of the time- wasting Van Winkles."

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They drove up and down the niveous and tortuous hills in and out of the town.

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