rain shower

See also: rainshower

English

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Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English rēnscūr, reġnscūr (a shower of rain; rainshower), equivalent to rain + shower. Compare Saterland Frisian Rienskuur (rainshower), Icelandic regnskúr (rainshower).

Noun

rain shower (plural rain showers)

  1. A short-lived, mild rainfall.

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