紛う

まがう【紛う】

〔見間違う〕 mistake [take] 《sth for…》; confuse 《sth with…》; 〔取り違える〕 misunderstand.

●まがう方なき ⇒まごうかたなき

・女神とまがうばかりの気高さ an elegant dignity that would lead you to mistake her for a goddess

・海とまがうばかりの大河 a large river that could easily be mistaken for the ocean

・雲にもまがう桜花 cherry blossoms that look for all the world like clouds

・夏かとまがうある晴れた日 a sunshiny day that one could mistake for summer.

●その砂の白さは雪かとまがうばかりであった. The sand was so white you would mistake it for snow.