# white as driven snow

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. extremely white; totally white (of a color).

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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