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
Double Dancing Queen has 8-inch blooms with layers of ruffled snow-white petals adorned with brushstrokes of scarlet red.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
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
Perhaps one of these piled-up blossoms of the sky, these snow-white droppings of a gigantic Pegasus, would lie before them several miles away.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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