golden shower
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of golden shower
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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The pocket was full of gold pieces, shining half-eagles, which fell about me in a golden shower, and made me cry out with amazement; but this was not all!
From The Green Satin Gown by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
He saw again the golden shower of light from the huge table-lamp, the vase of American Beauty roses, the lace scarf thrown carelessly across a brocade chair.
From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Elizabeth Ashe
Down dropped Flaxie’s head in grandma’s lap, her hair falling over grandma’s black silk apron in a golden shower.
From The Twin Cousins by Sophie May
Again he struck the logs, and a golden shower of sparks flew up the chimney.
From Max by Katherine Cecil Thurston
Above them, from a tree glorious with sunshine, fell a golden shower of autumn leaves.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 by Various
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