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[sejpdw]

" He threw a handful of snow at her and it fell in a little white shower on her hair and he leanded over to brush it off."

Q : Which does " a little white shower" mean?
1) " a light white shower"
2) " some white shower"

[Marius Hancu]

1) " a light/small white shower"

[Bridget]

shower (MASS) Show phonetics (http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?dict=CALD&key=73252&ph=on)
noun
1 a shower of sth a lot of small objects or drops of liquid coming through the air:
There was a bang and a shower of sparks.
The pipe burst, sending out a shower of water.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=73252&dict=CALD

[MrPedantic]

Hello Sej,

To my mind, neither alternative is quite right.

Usually, "snow shower" implies a short period of falling snow. You would expect the area of snowfall to extend for at least a few miles.

In this instance, only one handful of snow has fallen, in a very restricted area (her hair). Hence "little", by comparison.

Best wishes,

MrP