"pure as the driven snow" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-pure as the driven snow.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: According to Gary Martin, the term refers to "snow that has blown into drifts and is untrodden and clean". He also notes records of the similar phrase "white as driven snow" since 1611. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pure as the driven snow (not comparable)
  1. (simile) Extremely pure; totally pure (typically "pure" in the sense of "virtuous"). Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: pure as driven snow, pure as the driven [colloquial] Related terms: white as the driven snow Translations (free of flaws or imperfections): puhdas kuin pulmunen (Finnish), blanc comme neige (French), თოვლივით სპეტაკი (tovlivit sṗeṭaḳi) (Georgian), rein wie Schnee (German), chomh glan leis an sneachta (Irish), czysty jak łza (Polish), cyn wynned â'r eira (Welsh), cyn wynned â'r ewyn ar y dŵr (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-pure_as_the_driven_snow-en-adj-Zmu1z-yK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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