English Explanatory Dictionary

white as driven snow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. extremely white; totally white (of a color).

Pronunciation

En-au-white as driven snow.ogg

Word forms

white as driven snow white as the driven snow

Etymology

According to Gary Martin, the term refers to "snow that has blown into drifts and is untrodden and clean" and is recorded as early as 1611.

Related words

pure as driven snow white as snow snow-white
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