pure as the driven snow

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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.[1]

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pure as the driven snow (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Extremely pure; totally pure (typically "pure" in the sense of "virtuous").

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  1. ^ Gary Martin (1997–), “As pure as the driven snow”, in The Phrase Finder, retrieved 10 January 2021.