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  Snow \Snow\, n. [OE. snow, snaw, AS. sn[=a]w; akin to D. sneeuw,
     OS. & OHG. sn[=e]o, G. schnee, Icel. sn[ae]r, snj[=o]r,
     snaj[=a]r, Sw. sn["o], Dan. snee, Goth. snaiws, Lith.
     sn["e]gas, Russ. snieg', Ir. & Gael. sneachd, W. nyf, L. nix,
     nivis, Gr. acc. ni`fa, also AS. sn[=i]wan to snow, G.
     schneien, OHG. sn[=i]wan, Lith. snigti, L. ningit it snows,
     Gr. ni`fei, Zend snizh to snow; cf. Skr. snih to be wet or
     sticky. [root]172.]
     1. Watery particles congealed into white or transparent
        crystals or flakes in the air, and falling to the earth,
        exhibiting a great variety of very beautiful and perfect
        forms.
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     Note: Snow is often used to form compounds, most of which are
           of obvious meaning; as, snow-capped, snow-clad,
           snow-cold, snow-crowned, snow-crust, snow-fed,
           snow-haired, snowlike, snow-mantled, snow-nodding,
           snow-wrought, and the like.
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     2. Fig.: Something white like snow, as the white color
        (argent) in heraldry; something which falls in, or as in,
        flakes.
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              The field of snow with eagle of black therein.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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     Red snow. See under Red.
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     Snow bunting. (Zo["o]l.) See Snowbird, 1.
  
     Snow cock (Zo["o]l.), the snow pheasant.
  
     Snow flea (Zo["o]l.), a small black leaping poduran
        ({Achorutes nivicola) often found in winter on the snow
        in vast numbers.
  
     Snow flood, a flood from melted snow.
  
     Snow flower (Bot.), the fringe tree.
  
     Snow fly, or Snow insect (Zo["o]l.), any one of several
        species of neuropterous insects of the genus Boreus. The
        male has rudimentary wings; the female is wingless. These
        insects sometimes appear creeping and leaping on the snow
        in great numbers.
  
     Snow gnat (Zo["o]l.), any wingless dipterous insect of the
        genus Chionea found running on snow in winter.
  
     Snow goose (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of arctic
        geese of the genus Chen. The common snow goose ({Chen
        hyperborea), common in the Western United States in
        winter, is white, with the tips of the wings black and
        legs and bill red. Called also white brant, wavey, and
        Texas goose. The blue, or blue-winged, snow goose ({Chen
        c[oe]rulescens) is varied with grayish brown and bluish
        gray, with the wing quills black and the head and upper
        part of the neck white. Called also white head,
        white-headed goose, and bald brant.
  
     Snow leopard (Zool.), the ounce.
  
     Snow line, lowest limit of perpetual snow. In the Alps this
        is at an altitude of 9,000 feet, in the Andes, at the
        equator, 16,000 feet.
  
     Snow+mouse+(Zo["o]l.),+a+European+vole+({Arvicola+nivalis" rel="nofollow">Snow mouse (Zo["o]l.), a European vole ({Arvicola nivalis)
        which inhabits the Alps and other high mountains.
  
     Snow pheasant (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
        large, handsome gallinaceous birds of the genus
        Tetraogallus, native of the lofty mountains of Asia. The
        Himalayn snow pheasant ({T. Himalayensis) in the
        best-known species. Called also snow cock, and snow
        chukor.
  
     Snow partridge. (Zo["o]l.) See under Partridge.
  
     Snow+pigeon+(Zo["o]l.),+a+pigeon+({Columba+leuconota" rel="nofollow">Snow pigeon (Zo["o]l.), a pigeon ({Columba leuconota)
        native of the Himalaya mountains. Its back, neck, and rump
        are white, the top of the head and the ear coverts are
        black.
  
     Snow plant (Bot.), a fleshy parasitic herb ({Sarcodes
        sanguinea) growing in the coniferous forests of
        California. It is all of a bright red color, and is fabled
        to grow from the snow, through which it sometimes shoots
        up.
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  Snow \Snow\, n. [OE. snow, snaw, AS. sn[=a]w; akin to D. sneeuw,
     OS. & OHG. sn[=e]o, G. schnee, Icel. sn[ae]r, snj[=o]r,
     snaj[=a]r, Sw. sn["o], Dan. snee, Goth. snaiws, Lith.
     sn["e]gas, Russ. snieg', Ir. & Gael. sneachd, W. nyf, L. nix,
     nivis, Gr. acc. ni`fa, also AS. sn[=i]wan to snow, G.
     schneien, OHG. sn[=i]wan, Lith. snigti, L. ningit it snows,
     Gr. ni`fei, Zend snizh to snow; cf. Skr. snih to be wet or
     sticky. [root]172.]
     1. Watery particles congealed into white or transparent
        crystals or flakes in the air, and falling to the earth,
        exhibiting a great variety of very beautiful and perfect
        forms.
  
     Note: Snow is often used to form compounds, most of which are
           of obvious meaning; as, snow-capped, snow-clad,
           snow-cold, snow-crowned, snow-crust, snow-fed,
           snow-haired, snowlike, snow-mantled, snow-nodding,
           snow-wrought, and the like.
  
     2. Fig.: Something white like snow, as the white color
        (argent) in heraldry; something which falls in, or as in,
        flakes.
  
              The field of snow with eagle of black therein.
                                                    --Chaucer.
  
     Red snow. See under Red.
  
     Snow bunting. (Zo["o]l.) See Snowbird, 1.
  
     Snow cock (Zo["o]l.), the snow pheasant.
  
     Snow flea (Zo["o]l.), a small black leaping poduran
        ({Achorutes nivicola) often found in winter on the snow
        in vast numbers.
  
     Snow flood, a flood from melted snow.
  
     Snow flower (Bot.), the fringe tree.
  
     Snow fly, or Snow insect (Zo["o]l.), any one of several
        species of neuropterous insects of the genus Boreus. The
        male has rudimentary wings; the female is wingless. These
        insects sometimes appear creeping and leaping on the snow
        in great numbers.
  
     Snow gnat (Zo["o]l.), any wingless dipterous insect of the
        genus Chionea found running on snow in winter.
  
     Snow goose (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of arctic
        geese of the genus Chen. The common snow goose ({Chen
        hyperborea), common in the Western United States in
        winter, is white, with the tips of the wings black and
        legs and bill red. Called also white brant, wavey, and
        Texas goose. The blue, or blue-winged, snow goose ({C.
        c[oe]rulescens) is varied with grayish brown and bluish
        gray, with the wing quills black and the head and upper
        part of the neck white. Called also white head,
        white-headed goose, and bald brant.
  
     Snow leopard (Zool.), the ounce.
  
     Snow line, lowest limit of perpetual snow. In the Alps this
        is at an altitude of 9,000 feet, in the Andes, at the
        equator, 16,000 feet.
  
     Snow+mouse+(Zo["o]l.),+a+European+vole+({Arvicola+nivalis" rel="nofollow">Snow mouse (Zo["o]l.), a European vole ({Arvicola nivalis)
        which inhabits the Alps and other high mountains.
  
     Snow pheasant (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
        large, handsome gallinaceous birds of the genus
        Tetraogallus, native of the lofty mountains of Asia. The
        Himalayn snow pheasant ({T. Himalayensis) in the
        best-known species. Called also snow cock, and snow
        chukor.
  
     Snow partridge. (Zo["o]l.) See under Partridge.
  
     Snow+pigeon+(Zo["o]l.),+a+pigeon+({Columba+leuconota" rel="nofollow">Snow pigeon (Zo["o]l.), a pigeon ({Columba leuconota)
        native of the Himalaya mountains. Its back, neck, and rump
        are white, the top of the head and the ear coverts are
        black.
  
     Snow plant (Bot.), a fleshy parasitic herb ({Sarcodes
        sanguinea) growing in the coniferous forests of
        California. It is all of a bright red color, and is fabled
        to grow from the snow, through which it sometimes shoots
        up.