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April shower
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English
Noun
en UK & Ireland A sporadic burst of light rain in the spring season, especially in the month of April.
en c. 1430 Reason and Sensuality w:John Lydgate Holsom as the Aprile shower fallying on the herbes newe.
The Flower and the Leaf 395 That pleaſing Shade they ſought, a ſoft retreat / From ſudden April Show'rs, a Shelter from the Heat.
en 2017-04-05 Harriet Walker https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-to-look-stylish-in-an-april-shower-ptlvwmk82 How to look stylish in an April shower w:The Times Fashion https://web.archive.org/web/20201217131505/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-to-look-stylish-in-an-april-shower-ptlvwmk82 17 December 2020
Hypernyms
en rain
Holonyms
en spring
Related terms
en April showers
en April showers bring May flowers
en cumulus large white puffy cloud
Translations
rain characteristic of spring
French: fr giboulée de mars f
en Rain