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snow·cap
(snō′kăp′)n.
Snow covering a mountain peak, especially such snow existing year-round.
snow′capped′ adj.
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snowcap
(ˈsnəʊˌkæp)n
(Physical Geography) a cap of snow, as on the top of a mountain
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snow•cap
(ˈsnoʊˌkæp)n.
a layer of snow forming a cap on or covering the top of something, as a mountain peak or ridge.
[1870–75]
snow′capped`, adj.
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Noun | 1. | snowcap - a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak) covering, natural covering, cover - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" |
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