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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

She also sent me two rings, a pair of earrings, some white jade, a white fox coat, and an ermine coat.

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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