| 单词 | pearl drop |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspearl drop pearl drop n. (a) a small round drop resembling a pearl; a droplet; (b) a pendent ornament (esp. an earring) consisting of a pearl or pearls. ΚΠ 1609 S. Rowlands Famous Hist. Guy Earle of Warwick ix Farewel my thirst, I do disdain to drink; Streams keep your water to your own behoof: Or let wild beasts be welcome thereunto, With those pearl-drops I will not have to do. 1705 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia iii. i. 4 At his Ear is hung a fine Shell with Pearl Drops. 1824 J. Bowring & H. S. Van Dyk Batavian Anthol. 143 Dews..on the Roses lie, Whose leaves beneath the pearl-drops bend. 1907 Daily Chron. 5 Apr. 4/5 An exquisite pearl and brilliant necklace, formed as fifteen graduated drops, each composed of one bouton pearl, one brilliant, and one pear-shaped pearl drop. 1989 M. Nabb Death in Springtime (ed. 2) 79 The other little drawer contained a jumble of trinkets and keepsakes; some, like the pearl drop on a gold chain, were valuable. < as lemmas |
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