gold rainn.

Brit.

/ˌɡəʊld ˈreɪn/, U.S.

/ˌɡoʊld ˈreɪn/

Forms: see gold adj. and rain n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gold adj., rain n.¹

Etymology: < gold adj. + rain n.¹ Compare earlier golden rain n.

A pyrotechnic mixture which produces a shower of gold sparks when lit; a firework producing such an effect, or the shower itself; = golden rain n.Golden rain is now the more usual term.

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the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > that forms a shower of sparks

golden rain1629

gold rain1635

cascade1749

rainfall1765

peacock's tail1799

golden shower1839

1635 J. Babington Pyrotechnia x. 14 (heading) The manner of making silver and gold raine.

1782 Encycl. Brit. IX. 6552/2 Gold rain for sky-rockets.

a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 995/1 Gold-rain. (Pyrotechnics). Small cubes ½ inch square, used instead of stars for rockets, etc.

2001 Daily Mail (Nexis) 18 Oct. 19 I want to see rockets whoosh and burst into silver and gold rain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gold rain
释义	gold rainn. Brit. /ˌɡəʊld ˈreɪn/, U.S. /ˌɡoʊld ˈreɪn/ Forms: see gold adj. and rain n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gold adj., rain n.¹ Etymology: < gold adj. + rain n.¹ Compare earlier golden rain n. A pyrotechnic mixture which produces a shower of gold sparks when lit; a firework producing such an effect, or the shower itself; = golden rain n.Golden rain is now the more usual term. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > that forms a shower of sparks golden rain1629 gold rain1635 cascade1749 rainfall1765 peacock's tail1799 golden shower1839 1635 J. Babington Pyrotechnia x. 14 (heading) The manner of making silver and gold raine. 1782 Encycl. Brit. IX. 6552/2 Gold rain for sky-rockets. a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 995/1 Gold-rain. (Pyrotechnics). Small cubes ½ inch square, used instead of stars for rockets, etc. 2001 Daily Mail (Nexis) 18 Oct. 19 I want to see rockets whoosh and burst into silver and gold rain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1635
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