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单词 sparklet
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sparkletn.

/ˈspɑːklɪt/
Etymology: < spark n.1 + -let suffix.
1. A small spark or sparkle. Also transferred.
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the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [noun] > spark or glittering light
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a1687 C. Cotton tr. Comte de Cremail in Poems (1689) 237 Spread o'er the Earth thy Sable Veil, Heaven's twinckling sparklets to conceal.
1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 15 429 The glimmering worm..Whose sparklet of dim radiance [etc.].
1877 M. Laffan Hon. Miss Ferrard III. iv. 185 A pale yellowish mist, in which here and there a tiny sparklet was visible.
figurative.1830 W. Taylor Hist. Surv. German Poetry II. 176 The steel, with which The great Creator of all truth bestows On the dead tinder of futurity, The first live sparklet.1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain (1879) i. xxiv. 256 The first little gleam, little bit of a sparklet of the meaning.1872 F. R. Havergal Ministry of Song (ed. 3) 15 A praise all morning sunshine, And sparklets of the spring.
2. A small sparkling ornament for a dress.
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the world > food and drink > drink > preparation of drinks > [noun] > utensil for effervescing drink
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fountain1843
seltzogene1860
sparklet1902
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > trimmings or ornamentation > other
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pompom1748
chiffons1765
foliage-trimming1818
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1902 Daily Chron. 2 May 8/3 Mother-of-pearl paillettes are the latest sparklet introduced for the glorification of chiffon dresses.
3. Properly Sparklet, with capital initial. The proprietary name of a metal capsule containing carbon dioxide under pressure, used to carbonate the water in a siphon; the siphon or bottle containing such a capsule; the carbonated water produced by this device. Frequently attributive.
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1896 Trade Marks Jrnl. 23 Dec. 1102 Sparklets. 198134. Metal capsules to contain compressed gases. Aerators, Limited,..London; Manufacturers.
1902 R. Kipling in Collier's 6 Dec. 8/1 Captain Mankelton..fed me canned beef and biscuits and give me a cigar—a Henry Clay—and a whiskey and sparklet.
1903 M. A. Stein Sand-buried Ruins Khotan ix. 158 The water from the well..tasted extremely brackish, and neither filtering nor the lavish use of ‘Sparklets’ could make it palatable.
1904 R. Kipling Traffics & Discov., Captive (1908) 16 Give me a cigar—a Henry Clay and a whisky-and-sparklet.
1905 Harmsworth Encycl. I. 82/1 The sparklet..is a bottle with a hollow removable screw top, for holding a soft steel capsule containing liquid carbon dioxide sufficient to aerate the bottle of water.
1906 R. C. F. Maugham Portuguese E. Afr. 221 A couple of large-sized ‘Sparklets’ syphons with a good supply of charges will be found an excellent substitute for soda-water.
1911 T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Spring–Summer 175/2 Fresh soda water at a minimum cost with a Sparklet Bottle and a Sparklet Bulb.
1920 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 542/2 His particular fancy in drinks—usually whisky and sparklet.
1929 J. Buchan Courts of Morning ii. xii. 271 A mess-servant brought him a long drink of lime-juice and sparklets.
1933 J. Cary Amer. Visitor v. 51 He bustled to fetch glass and sparklet bottle. Bewsher was famous for his hospitality.
1971 R. Dentry Encounter at Kharmel iii. 54 He squirted soda water from the sparklet syphon into the generous measure of whisky.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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