white as driven snow

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Etymology[edit]

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.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

white as driven snow (not comparable)

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

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Gary Martin (1997–) “As pure as the driven snow”, in The Phrase Finder, retrieved 10 January 2021.
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