Snow White

Definitions

1. A fairy tale, the best-known version of Schneewittchen collected by the Brothers Grimm, in which a beautiful young girl is targeted by a jealous queen and tended by dwarfs.
2. The main character in that story.
3. A fictional character in the fairy tale Snow-White and Rose-Red, from Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot collected by the Brothers Grimm.

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Examples

“The discovery of male Cinderellas and Snow⟳ Whites in modern Turkish folklore invites further meditations and investigations.”

“Though it is often up to the Prince Charming of each novel to sweep⟳ the Austenian Snow⟳ Whites and Cinderellas off their feet, it is often up to the Snow⟳ Whites and Cinderellas to teach⟳ their respective heroes a little sense⟳—or, in the case of Colonel Brandon and his all-but-impassioned Shakespeare reading, a little sensibility.”

“There is no shortage of little girls dressed as Sleeping Beauties, Snow⟳ Whites, Cinderellas, or even any of the princess “rebels” such as Ariel (who gave up her voice for a man) or Belle (who endured captivity as a pathway to love⟳).”

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