snow-likeadj.adv.

Etymology: < snow n.¹

A. adj.

Like or resembling snow in colour, appearance, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [adjective] > soft like specific thing or material

uddery1398

butteryc1450

carnose1562

silk-soft1570

downy1583

linty1607

flower-softa1616

lawny1615

unwoody1635

snow-like1663

pillowy1769

eider1789

puddingy1825

cushiony1839

sarcoid1841

cushioned1861

marshmallowy1993

the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [adjective] > pure white > as snow

snow-whitec1000

as pure (also white) as (the) driven snowc1330

snowishc1374

snowy1590

nixious1623

snow-like1663

snow1750

1663 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim (1687) xxxv. 433 But after their resurrection they were of a pure white snow-like colour.

1694 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana i. vii. 254/1 With a glaβ spoon take off the Snow-like Cream as it arises.

1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound ii. iv. 86 Cities then Were built, and through their snow-like columns flowed The warm winds.

1836–41 W. T. Brande Man. Chem. 526 Another portion is frozen into a white snow-like solid.

1895 F. A. Swettenham Malay Sketches 126 A motionless drift of snow-like cloud.

B. adv.

In or after the manner of snow.

ΚΠ

1850 E. B. Browning Man's Requirem. iv Their lids, that fall Snow-like at first meeting.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	snow-like
释义	snow-likeadj.adv. Etymology: < snow n.¹ A. adj. Like or resembling snow in colour, appearance, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [adjective] > soft like specific thing or material uddery1398 butteryc1450 carnose1562 silk-soft1570 downy1583 linty1607 flower-softa1616 lawny1615 unwoody1635 snow-like1663 pillowy1769 eider1789 puddingy1825 cushiony1839 sarcoid1841 cushioned1861 marshmallowy1993 the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [adjective] > pure white > as snow snow-whitec1000 as pure (also white) as (the) driven snowc1330 snowishc1374 snowy1590 nixious1623 snow-like1663 snow1750 1663 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim (1687) xxxv. 433 But after their resurrection they were of a pure white snow-like colour. 1694 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana i. vii. 254/1 With a glaβ spoon take off the Snow-like Cream as it arises. 1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound ii. iv. 86 Cities then Were built, and through their snow-like columns flowed The warm winds. 1836–41 W. T. Brande Man. Chem. 526 Another portion is frozen into a white snow-like solid. 1895 F. A. Swettenham Malay Sketches 126 A motionless drift of snow-like cloud. B. adv. In or after the manner of snow. ΚΠ 1850 E. B. Browning Man's Requirem. iv Their lids, that fall Snow-like at first meeting. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.adv.1663
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