golden shower
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of golden shower
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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The blaze melted the plates of the roof in a golden shower above me.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur
She was a pretty child, with her hair gathered up high and falling in a golden shower.
From A Little Girl in Old Boston by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
And all amid this golden shower, The sweetest rosebud face Blossomed like a dew-fed flower Upon a stem of grace.
From The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts by Cory, Fanny Y.
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 May, Sophie
We are told that Zeus assumed the form of an eagle, a serpent, and a golden shower; yet these forms do not affect our belief in the invisible god.
From Philothea A Grecian Romance by Child, Lydia Maria Francis
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