单词 | sparklet |
释义 | sparkletn. 1. A small spark or sparkle. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [noun] > spark or glittering light sprankle1398 sparkle1490 spunkc1540 sparka1542 scintil1599 glitter1602 star1609 stricture1628 spinther1641 scintillation1646 fanglea1657 scintilla1661 sparkleta1687 twinkle1689 spangle1821 spink1829 crown jewel1851 twink1870 peep1882 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. 2. A small sparkling ornament for a dress. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > preparation of drinks > [noun] > utensil for effervescing drink soda-fountain1824 fountain1843 seltzogene1860 sparklet1902 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > trimmings or ornamentation > other jace1399 loopa1475 shakers1506 aglet1530 nerve1531 pipe1533 targeting1563 pinion1583 pinioning1597 tzitzit1618 loop-lace1632 button1671 tip1681 fal-lal1703 falbala1705 furbelow1706 jewelling1718 weeper1724 pompom1748 chiffons1765 foliage-trimming1818 mancheron1822 piping1825 manchette1835 patte1835 streamer1838 waterfall1841 paillette1843 brandenburgs1873 motif1882 patch1884 smocking1888 jockey1896 strapping1898 steel1899 sparklet1902 slotting1923 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. ΚΠ 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). < n.a1687 |
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