Lest it again dissolve and shower the earth.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. To bestow liberally; to destribute or scatter in ?undance;
to rain. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
C?sar's favor, That showers down greatness on his friends. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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