rain showern.

Brit.

/ˈreɪn ˌʃaʊə/, U.S.

/ˈreɪn ˌʃaʊ(ə)r/

Forms: see rain n.¹ and shower n.¹

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch regenschuyr (in Teuthonista (1477); Dutch (now regional) regenschoer ), German Regenschauer , Old Icelandic regnskúr , Old Swedish räghnskur (Swedish regnskur ), Danish (now regional) regnskur < the Germanic base of rain n.¹ + the Germanic base of shower n.¹Compare also rain's shower, attested in Old English and early Middle English:OE Phoenix 246 Swa mon to ondleofne eorðan wæsmas on hærfeste ham gelædeð..ær wintres cyme, on rypes timan, þy læs hi renes scur awyrde under wolcnum.c1175 ( Homily (Bodl. 343) in S. Irvine Old Eng. Homilies (1993) 202 Efne heo bið smeke ilic, oððe rænæs scuræs, þonne heo of heofenne swiðost reosæð.

A shower of rain.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [noun] > a or the fall of rain > shower

showerOE

rain showerOE

rain?c1225

shatter1875

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OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xii. 123 Se ðe..sylð renscuras ðam rihtwisum and ðam unrihtwisum.

OE Ælfric Homily (Cambr. Ii.4.6) in J. C. Pope Homilies of Ælfric (1967) I. 360 Se witega..bæd þone ælmihtigan God..þæt he renscuras [c1175 Bodl. 343 reinscyræs] forwyrnde to feorðan healfan geare.

a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) 4317 (MED) Fra heven he sal do falle rayne-shours.

a1425 Medulla Gram. (Stonyhurst) f. 33^v Imber, reyn or a reyne showre.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid v. viii. 76 Als fast as rayne schour rappis on the thak.

1603 P. Holland in tr. Plutarch Morals Index sig. Eeeeee 4 Raine showers named εὐάλδεα.

1839 T. Stoddart Songs & Poems iii. 144 The dews fell thick as a rain-shower.

1868 B. J. Lossing Hudson (new ed.) 40 Towards morning there was a rain-shower.

1884 Non-conformist & Independent 12 June 577/2 The warm and abundant rain-showers..have already had a magical effect upon the face of the country.

1910 W. Owen Let. 29 Dec. (1967) 66 We have been prevented from going this morning by the first rain-shower of the week.

1949 Nevada State Jrnl. 7 Oct. 2/4 Partly cloudy, rain showers in mountains, little change in temperature.

1981 L. Deighton XPD xxvi. 214 London..The chilly climate with frequent rain showers.

2007 Wichita (Kansas) Eagle (Nexis) 16 Apr. d8 An impeccably dressed woman racing through a rain shower with nothing to cover her but a beat-up black umbrella.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rain shower
释义	rain showern. Brit. /ˈreɪn ˌʃaʊə/, U.S. /ˈreɪn ˌʃaʊ(ə)r/ Forms: see rain n.¹ and shower n.¹ Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch regenschuyr (in Teuthonista (1477); Dutch (now regional) regenschoer ), German Regenschauer , Old Icelandic regnskúr , Old Swedish räghnskur (Swedish regnskur ), Danish (now regional) regnskur < the Germanic base of rain n.¹ + the Germanic base of shower n.¹Compare also rain's shower, attested in Old English and early Middle English:OE Phoenix 246 Swa mon to ondleofne eorðan wæsmas on hærfeste ham gelædeð..ær wintres cyme, on rypes timan, þy læs hi renes scur awyrde under wolcnum.c1175 ( Homily (Bodl. 343) in S. Irvine Old Eng. Homilies (1993) 202 Efne heo bið smeke ilic, oððe rænæs scuræs, þonne heo of heofenne swiðost reosæð. A shower of rain. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [noun] > a or the fall of rain > shower showerOE rain showerOE rain?c1225 shatter1875 dag- OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xii. 123 Se ðe..sylð renscuras ðam rihtwisum and ðam unrihtwisum. OE Ælfric Homily (Cambr. Ii.4.6) in J. C. Pope Homilies of Ælfric (1967) I. 360 Se witega..bæd þone ælmihtigan God..þæt he renscuras [c1175 Bodl. 343 reinscyræs] forwyrnde to feorðan healfan geare. a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) 4317 (MED) Fra heven he sal do falle rayne-shours. a1425 Medulla Gram. (Stonyhurst) f. 33^v Imber, reyn or a reyne showre. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid v. viii. 76 Als fast as rayne schour rappis on the thak. 1603 P. Holland in tr. Plutarch Morals Index sig. Eeeeee 4 Raine showers named εὐάλδεα. 1839 T. Stoddart Songs & Poems iii. 144 The dews fell thick as a rain-shower. 1868 B. J. Lossing Hudson (new ed.) 40 Towards morning there was a rain-shower. 1884 Non-conformist & Independent 12 June 577/2 The warm and abundant rain-showers..have already had a magical effect upon the face of the country. 1910 W. Owen Let. 29 Dec. (1967) 66 We have been prevented from going this morning by the first rain-shower of the week. 1949 Nevada State Jrnl. 7 Oct. 2/4 Partly cloudy, rain showers in mountains, little change in temperature. 1981 L. Deighton XPD xxvi. 214 London..The chilly climate with frequent rain showers. 2007 Wichita (Kansas) Eagle (Nexis) 16 Apr. d8 An impeccably dressed woman racing through a rain shower with nothing to cover her but a beat-up black umbrella. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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