snowcap

[ snoh-kap ]
/ ˈsnoʊˌkæp /

noun

a layer of snow forming a cap on or covering the top of something, as a mountain peak or ridge.

Origin of snowcap

First recorded in 1870–75; snow + cap1

Words nearby snowcap

snowblower, snowboard, snowboarding, snowbound, snowbush, snowcap, snowcapped, snowcat, snowclone, snowcreep, snowdon

Example sentences from the Web for snowcap

  • There was but a slope to descend, a sheltered cove to reach, and Snowcap would be given back to his kindred.

    Told In The Hills |Marah Ellis Ryan

  • He thought of the time when she had lain in his arms as Snowcap was lying, and he had carried her over the hills in the moonlight.

    Told In The Hills |Marah Ellis Ryan

  • They're easy managed now—like a lot of children, just because they shot me—when I was carrying Snowcap home.

    Told In The Hills |Marah Ellis Ryan

British Dictionary definitions for snowcap

snowcap
/ (ˈsnəʊˌkæp) /

noun

a cap of snow, as on the top of a mountain