snowproof

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English

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Etymology

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From snow +‎ -proof.

Adjective

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snowproof (comparative more snowproof, superlative most snowproof)

  1. Resistant to snow.
    • 1847, James Hogg, Titan:
      ...that he looked quite like a gentleman bound on a shooting expedition, and that his friends had every reason to think he would now be snowproof.
    • 1915, Archer Eben Knowlton, Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers:
      Care should be taken to make windows rain- and snowproof, and to allow opening for ventilation without letting in rain during ordinary storms.
    • 2007, Lynn Brunelle, Mama's Little Book of Tricks:
      Make a Snow Angel. What You Need: Snow (deep enough to flop into), your body (preferably covered in snowproof clothes).

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Verb

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snowproof (third-person singular simple present snowproofs, present participle snowproofing, simple past and past participle snowproofed)

  1. (transitive) To make resistant to snow.