Snowflake
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| - | In the [[fabliau]] "[[L'enfant de neige]]" ("[[The snow baby]]"), we hear a tale of [[black comedy]]. A merchant returns home after an absence of two years to find his wife with a newborn son. She explains one snowy day she swallowed a [[snowflake]] while thinking about her husband which caused her to conceive. Pretending to believe the "miracle", they raise the boy until the age of 15 when the merchant takes him on a business trip to [[Genoa]]. There, he sells the boy into [[slavery]]. On his return, he explains to his wife that the sun burns bright and hot in [[Italy]]. Since he was begotten by a snowflake, he melted in the heat. | + | |
| + | # A [[crystal]] of [[snow]], having approximate [[hexagonal]] [[symmetry]] | ||
| + | # Any of several [[bulbous]] [[European]] [[plant]]s, of the genus ''[[Leucojum]]'', having white flowers | ||
| + | # The [[snow bunting]] | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Generation Snowflake]], a derogatory term referring to the young adults of the 2010s who are perceived as quicker to take offence and less resilient than previous generations | ||
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- A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry
- Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers
- The snow bunting
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- Generation Snowflake, a derogatory term referring to the young adults of the 2010s who are perceived as quicker to take offence and less resilient than previous generations
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