snow-clad
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of snow-clad
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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They’re right here, in high summer, on Paris’ oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, where an enormous art installation, a trompe l’oeil inflatable snow-clad mountain range, has arisen over the river Seine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
But this year, things are different: the snow-clad mountains in the region are oddly brown and barren.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2024
Rising from its lowland valleys like a vision, 4,392-metre Mount Rainier is the highest of all the snow-clad volcanoes of the Cascade Range.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2018
RUNTUNA, Sweden — The cries of “hell!” “hell!” ringing out across a snow-clad landscape attracted a curious crowd of weekend tobogganers.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2018
And high over the centre of the roadway the snow-clad trains thundered up and down, with white plumes of steam trailing from the engines.
From Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color by Matthews, Brander
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