snow-white
Americanadjective
adjective
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white as snow
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pure as white snow
Etymology
Origin of snow-white
before 1000; Middle English; Old English snāwhwīt
Example Sentences
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The Nappa leather upholstery comes in a choice of two colors, black and snow-white, what Mazda calls “Japanese premium.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
In the photo, the snow-white marble statue takes center stage, overlooking Brown Jackson on the lower left.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
There is a magnificent, snow-white wolf on the cover of Time Magazine today - accompanied by a headline announcing the return of the dire wolf.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025
Her massive, snow-white body is watched over by security cameras and an armed guard.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
Baruch seemed younger, as Balthamos had said he was, and was more powerfully built, his wings snow-white and massive.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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