English Explanatory Dictionary

rain shower

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A short, mild period of rainfall.
  2. A luxurious shower unit that provides a wide cascade of water similar to a rainstorm.

Word forms

rain shower rain showers rainshower rain-shower

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English reġnscūr, from Proto-Germanic *regnaskūrō. Equivalent to rain + shower. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rienskuur and Icelandic regnskúr.

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