雪ゆき舐ねぶり

noun

mist-like snow remnants after melting

A rare, poetic term for the hazy, mist-like appearance of snow that has mostly melted but still lingers in the air or on the ground. Not in common use; may be encountered in literary or descriptive contexts.

• 春はる先さきの野の山やまには、ゆきねぶりが淡あわく漂ただよっていた。

  In the early spring fields and hills, a faint mist of melted snow hung in the air.