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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Each year, in pursuit of new heights of dazzle and deliciousness, I’ve assigned myself extravagant challenges—from snow-white molded springerle to edible Delft tiles, hand-painted with the itsy-bitsiest brush.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Celmins’ 1968 drawings of old black-and-white photographs torn from history books — a 1930s zeppelin airship, Hiroshima’s nearly obliterated 1945 landscape — begin with a sheet of paper prepared with a ground of snow-white acrylic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
Each time I drive past it, I see the growing snow-white patch of efflorescence salts.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
Sinwar, who has striking snow-white hair and jet-black eyebrows, is the leader of Hamas's political wing in Gaza, and one of Israel's most wanted men.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2023
They were always represented as riding splendid snow-white horses, but Homer distinguishes Castor above Pollux for horsemanship.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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