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snowcap

[ snoh-kap ]

noun

  1. a layer of snow forming a cap on or covering the top of something, as a mountain peak or ridge.


snowcap

/ ˈsnəʊˌkæp /

noun

  1. a cap of snow, as on the top of a mountain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of snowcap1

First recorded in 1870–75; snow + cap 1
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Example Sentences

There was but a slope to descend, a sheltered cove to reach, and Snowcap would be given back to his kindred.

He thought of the time when she had lain in his arms as Snowcap was lying, and he had carried her over the hills in the moonlight.

They're easy managed now—like a lot of children, just because they shot me—when I was carrying Snowcap home.

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