white as driven snow

English

Alternative forms

• 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.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

white as driven snow (not comparable)

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

See also

• pure as driven snow
• white as snow
• snow-white