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white fox

American  

noun

  1. Arctic fox.


white fox British  

noun

  1. another name for arctic fox

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of white fox

First recorded in 1690–1700

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The only other living thing there is a strange white fox.

From The Verge Jan. 6, 2019

He put a white fox chubby wrap atop a silk georgette blouse and a slit linen skirt, and added a sable wrap over a pearl cashmere-and-cotton sweatshirt and cotton trousers.

From Reuters Sep. 11, 2013

It's not often that a skating wardrobe change makes headlines, but that's what happened after Mr. Weir received threats for wearing white fox fur on his costume at last month's U.S. championships.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 14, 2010

The Queen, acrackle in white silk organza and wrapped in white fox, dismounted and marched up the Royal Staircase past lines of tabarded heralds to the Royal Robing Room.

From Time Magazine Archive

Other creatures sit on the ground near Bailey’s feet, including a black cat crouched pre-pounce near a silver-tipped white fox.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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