snow globe

snow globe
Decorative object or toy containing fluid with suspended white flakes that emulate snowfall when shaken. ,

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  • snow pear — a small tree, Pyrus nivalis, of eastern Europe and Asia Minor, having showy flowers and nearly globe shaped fruit. [1855 60] * * * …   Universalium

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