snowglobes? snowdomes?

[Joanne M. Despres]

Oops!  Forgot to check the OED.  And guess what -- sense 2 of
"snow-storm" is defined as "a paperweight or toy in the form of a
transparent dome or globe containing a representation of a scene
and loose snow-like particles, which, when shaken, creates the
appearance of a snow-storm."  Quotations supporting this definition
range from 1926-1975.

I have to think that this term was more common in British English
than American, given our lack of citations and the absence of the
word from any of the unabridged dictionaries (unless W3's sense 2
"something resembling a snowstorm" counts -- but I don't think it
does).

Joanne Despres