Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Snow covering a mountain peak, especially such snow existing year-round.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A humming-bird of the genus Microchæra, having a snowy cap.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A very small humming bird (
Microchæra albocoronata ) native of New Grenada.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable A layer of
snow covering amountain top. - noun countable A small
hummingbird ,Microchera albocoronata , which is a resident breeder inHonduras ,Nicaragua ,Costa Rica and westernPanama .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak)
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Examples
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The mountain's serene, unchanging image - unchanging except for the snowcap that comes and goes with the seasons - graces everything from public bath house walls to postage stamps to currency and more!
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The mountain's serene, unchanging image - unchanging except for the snowcap that comes and goes with the seasons - graces everything from public bath house walls to postage stamps to currency and more!
Archive 2008-01-01 2008
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God dwells in the hearts of those who love Him and fills every crevice just as the water melting from a snowcap fills the crevices of a mountain.
Babes with a Beatitude Linda P. Kozar 2009
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In 2004 scientists from the University of Bangor made headlines with the prediction that Snowdon might lose its snowcap altogether by 2020.
Is the tide turning on global warming??? GayandRight 2008
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The guy was claiming that a Seattle professor had been fired from his job, because he had pointed out that the snowcap was only 15% reduced in the Cascades, instead of the regularly touted 50%.
The deniers of science Part 1: Intelligent Design - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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Of course, a decreased snowcap is an another indication of Global Warming.
The deniers of science Part 1: Intelligent Design - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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Thanks to global warming and deforestation, the millennial snowcap that was said to cover King Solomon's tomb is receding.
Vanishing Acts 2007
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Five-and-one-half inches of snowcap knee peek between sky brilliance of hem and sock as she turns her sensible black heel away from Dante's statue.
Sunniva Fred 2007
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I've just found your blog while I was hunting for what a "snowcap mushroom" was..
Weekend Herb Blogging #100 Haalo 2007
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The commentator also lambasted the U Washington for splitting the difference and now advocating that the snowcap was 30%- the commentator said this was politics, not science.
The deniers of science Part 1: Intelligent Design - The Panda's Thumb 2007
reesetee commented on the word snowcap
Microchera albocoronata, a small hummingbird native to Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama. It is the only member of its genus.
Here's a photo of the handsome little chap.
March 14, 2008
hernesheir commented on the word snowcap
A strain of medical marijuana.
January 15, 2010
fbharjo commented on the word snowcap
a New Granada hummer in its animate form.
May 15, 2012
vendingmachine commented on the word snowcap
A snowcap is almost identical to a blanket, but the white over the hips/haunches is pure white (no spotting).
November 14, 2022