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snow⋅cap

[snoh-kap]
–noun
a layer of snow forming a cap on or covering the top of something, as a mountain peak or ridge.

Origin:
1870–75; snow + cap 1
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snow·cap   (snō'kāp')   
n.  Snow covering a mountain peak, especially such snow existing year-round.
snow'capped' adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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