snow-clad
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of snow-clad
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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They’re right here, in high summer, on Paris’ oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, where an enormous art installation, a trompe l’oeil inflatable snow-clad mountain range, has arisen over the river Seine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
Last year, the snow-clad mountains in the region stayed oddly brown and barren for months, after a prolonged delay in the annual snowfall.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2025
A glorious view of dramatic rock, golden grass and snow-clad juniper promotes easy conversation.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 29, 2020
RUNTUNA, Sweden — The cries of “hell!” “hell!” ringing out across a snow-clad landscape attracted a curious crowd of weekend tobogganers.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2018
They basked on the smaller bergs that floated around them, while hundreds of strange sea-birds nodded half asleep on the snow-clad rocks.
From Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" by Stables, Gordon
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