snowblink

[snoh-blingk]

noun

1. a white luminosity on the underside of clouds, caused by the reflection of light from a snow surface.

snowblink

/ ˈsnəʊˌblɪŋk /

noun

1. a whitish glare in the sky reflected from snow Compare iceblink

Word History and Origins

Origin of snowblink¹

First recorded in 1860–65; snow + blink

Example Sentences

The snowblink from Park Avenue came through the tall windows.

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Names like Beach House, Caribou and Lissie stand out, but there are lesser-known gems to discover, like Snowblink's haunting folk cover of Michael Jackson's Human Nature.

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And her gaze upon him was like arctic snowblink: an odd look in pretty young eyes.

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He stood with the jewel between his thumb and fore-finger, eyeing her fixedly, and on his handsome features shone a smile, treacherous and chilling as arctic snowblink.

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