snow-white

snow-white
adjective Date: before 12th century white as snow

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  • Snow-white — a. White as snow; very white. Snow white and rose red Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Snow White — the main character in a ↑fairy tale called Snow White, who is a beautiful princess who has a jealous ↑stepmother. The stepmother sends Snow White into the forest to be killed. Snow White does not die, but goes to live with seven ↑dwarfs… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Snow White — the main character in a ↑fairy tale called Snow White, who is a beautiful princess who has a jealous ↑stepmother. The stepmother sends Snow White into the forest to be killed. Snow White does not die, but goes to live with seven ↑dwarfs… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • snow-white — snow white; snow white·ness; …   English syllables

  • snow-white — snow′ white′ adj. white as snow • Etymology: bef. 1000 …   From formal English to slang

  • snow-white — [snō′hwīt′, snō′wīt′] adj. white as snow …   English World dictionary

  • snow-white — adj pure white …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • snow-white — adj pure white …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • snow-white — adjective very white …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Snow White — a girl in a children s FAIRY TALE who is poisoned when she eats an apple but made well again when a prince kisses her …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Snow White — This article is about the traditional fairy tale. For the Disney character, see Snow White (Disney). For other uses, see Snow White (disambiguation). Snow White Snow White in her coffin, Theodor Hosemann, 1852 Folk tale …   Wikipedia

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