English Explanatory Dictionary

pure as the driven snow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Extremely pure; totally pure (typically "pure" in the sense of "virtuous").

Pronunciation

En-au-pure as the driven snow.ogg

Word forms

pure as the driven snow pure as driven snow pure as the driven

Etymology

According to Gary Martin, the term refers to "snow that has blown into drifts and is untrodden and clean". He also notes records of the similar phrase "white as driven snow" since 1611.

Related words

white as the driven snow
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