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
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
Each time I drive past it, I see the growing snow-white patch of efflorescence salts.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024
They agreed to meet at a well-known place, the Tomb of Ninus, under a tree there, a tall mulberry full of snow-white berries, near which a cool spring bubbled up.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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