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
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She knew they were fake because she was well-versed in the behavior of the snow-white predators, which are fiercely protective of cubs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026
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
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
Curled up in a zoo in central Nicaragua, eyes alert and ears pricked, a puma is nursing her month-old snow-white cub.
From Reuters ● Aug. 24, 2023
A dozen or more enormous snow-white birds, each the size of a rowboat, with long, straight wings that trailed on the water behind them: very long wings, at least two yards in length.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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