Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Pure white; white as snow.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • White as snow; very white.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective White as snow; very white.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective As white as snow; exceptionally white.
  • adjective offensive, slang A white person, especially a woman

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of the white color of snow

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Examples

  • The name conjures snow-white camellias, pearls in long strands and the lean sheaths of the louche and linear Twenties.

    The Enduring Coco Chanel Laura Jacobs 2011

  • I looked at her and marveled that she had my wide forehead, little almond-shaped eyes, snow-white skin.

    History of a Suicide Jill Bialosky 2011

  • Justine met his gaze, her chin lifted, waves of lustrous coffee-brown hair framing her beautiful snow-white face.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

  • We will no longer enter only in the uniforms of service they demand, the snow-white uniforms that mark us as their waiting staff.

    Archive 2009-08-01 Hal Duncan 2009

  • Weizsäcker had snow-white hair brushed neatly across his high forehead with warm expressive eyes set into a gentle face.

    Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

  • During the day, her snow-white hair was pulled back in a neat bun, but at night I remember sitting on the black leather chaise at the end of her bed and watching her brush out the long strands.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011

  • He turned a picture frame toward me, showing a smiling, plump-cheeked woman with snow-white hair piled on top of her head.

    How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011

  • He turned a picture frame toward me, showing a smiling, plump-cheeked woman with snow-white hair piled on top of her head.

    How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011

  • Remembering the incident, Mr. McCullough's snow-white eyebrows curl in pain.

    Don't Know Much About History Brian Bolduc 2011

  • Justine met his gaze, her chin lifted, waves of lustrous coffee-brown hair framing her beautiful snow-white face.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

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