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ˈshowerproof, a. (n.)
[f. shower n.1 + proof a., after rainproof, etc.]
1. Resistant to light rain.
1895Stores Price List, Shower proof cloaks. 1907Army & Navy Stores Catal. 751 A Large Variety of Showerproof Garments in all the Newest Shapes. 1923T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Spring & Summer 214/4 There is no coat more popular than the English Gabardine. It is stylish, light in weight, yet firm in the weave, making it showerproof. 1960Farmer & Stockbreeder 9 Feb. Suppl. 5/2 (Advt), Shower⁓proof coat..is in a simulated leather material. 1969A. J. Hall Stand. Handbk. Textiles (ed. 7) v. 333 Silicones..are now much used for making textile fabrics shower⁓proof. 1973Times 9 Apr. 6/1 Within the trade, ‘shower⁓proof’ apparently means only that the garment will not soak through at the first hint of drizzle.
2. As n., a showerproof garment, esp. a raincoat.
1972Guardian 6 June 13/3 Showerproofs will stand up to short sharp showers... But they are not for the drenching downpour. 1974M. Birmingham You can help Me i. 14 A slight girl in a short off-white shower-proof, a crimson scarf at her neck.
Hence as v. trans., to render showerproof; ˈshowerproofed ppl. a., ˈshowerproofing vbl. n. and ppl. a.
1933Dyer 28 Apr. 450/3 Where a shower proofing effect is desired, many of the difficulties..are less in evidence. 1951Good Housek. Home Encycl. 314/2 It is sometimes advisable to showerproof outer garments. 1958Vogue Apr. 104 Reversible coat in showerproofed poplin. 1962J. T. Marsh Self-Smoothing Fabrics ix. 123 With urea-formaldehyde and Velan..the latter can act as a catalyst as well as the shower-proofing agent or softener. 1970UK Trade Names 73/3 Marriner Hand⁓knitting Wools..Halyard showerproofed, nylonised, chunky. 1973Country Life 23 Aug. 529/1 Alligator are still shower-proofing melton cloth. |