watericlen.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːt(ə)rɪkl/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərᵻk(ə)l/,

/ˈwɑdərᵻk(ə)l/

Forms: 1700s– watericle, 1700s– watricle.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., ickle n.

Etymology: < water n. + ickle n. Compare earlier icicle n.

English regional (chiefly Derbyshire). Now rare.

A stalactite. Also: the stone of which a stalactite is formed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > rock formations > [noun] > stiria > stalagmite or stalactite

round dropstone1668

stalactite1677

stalactites1681

stalagmite1681

water pipe1681

dropstone1695

icicle1695

watericle1776

stalagmite1815

frostwork1835

tallow1876

helictite1882

stalagma1903

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [noun] > limestone > others

lias1404

stone marrow1681

stone marl1682

saint's head stone1763

Kentish rag1769

watericle1776

kankar1793

Cotham1816

mountain limestone1817

tosca1818

cornstone1819

burr1829

coral-limestone1831

scar-limestone1831

Wenlock limestone1834

bavin1839

curf1839

Solenhofen slate1841

Beer stone1871

miliolite limestone1872

Clipsham1877

reef limestone1884

Hopton wood1888

thermo-calcite1888

Kilkenny marble1930

micrite1959

1776 W. Hervey Jrnls. 16 Aug. (1906) 258 Returned to Derby, where I went to see different shops of the Watericle ware.

1781 R. Watson Chem. Ess. II. 208 A piece of Derbyshire watricle, which was 30 ounces in a cubic foot heavier than the Derbyshire black marble.

1789 J. Pilkington View Derbyshire I. iii. 67 When you reach what is called the flitch of bacon, (which is a large water-icle hanging from the roof) the cavern becomes a little contracted.

1811 W. Watson Delineation Strata of Derbyshire 62 Massive Fibrous carbonate of Lime, commonly called Watricle, (constantly forming in Limestone Caverns).

1816 A. Lefanu Strathallan I. 34 The various ores, the various coloured crystals, the stalactites, and watricles, as Mr. Melbourne taught me to call them, which glittered round the walls.

a1835 W. Watson in Jrnl. Bakewell & District Hist. Soc. (1994) 21 27 His Lordship's horse stumbled on a piece of water-icle (sic) which lay in the road.

1885 Notes & Queries 19 Dec. 506/1 When pendant from the roof in drops these are called ‘stalactites’ or ‘water-icles’.

1907 Jrnl. Derbyshire Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Soc. 29 118 Stalactites. [Note] Watericles they are locally called.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	watericle
释义	watericlen. Brit. /ˈwɔːt(ə)rɪkl/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərᵻk(ə)l/, /ˈwɑdərᵻk(ə)l/ Forms: 1700s– watericle, 1700s– watricle. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., ickle n. Etymology: < water n. + ickle n. Compare earlier icicle n. English regional (chiefly Derbyshire). Now rare. A stalactite. Also: the stone of which a stalactite is formed. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > rock formations > [noun] > stiria > stalagmite or stalactite round dropstone1668 stalactite1677 stalactites1681 stalagmite1681 water pipe1681 dropstone1695 icicle1695 watericle1776 stalagmite1815 frostwork1835 tallow1876 helictite1882 stalagma1903 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [noun] > limestone > others lias1404 stone marrow1681 stone marl1682 saint's head stone1763 Kentish rag1769 watericle1776 kankar1793 Cotham1816 mountain limestone1817 tosca1818 cornstone1819 burr1829 coral-limestone1831 scar-limestone1831 Wenlock limestone1834 bavin1839 curf1839 Solenhofen slate1841 Beer stone1871 miliolite limestone1872 Clipsham1877 reef limestone1884 Hopton wood1888 thermo-calcite1888 Kilkenny marble1930 micrite1959 1776 W. Hervey Jrnls. 16 Aug. (1906) 258 Returned to Derby, where I went to see different shops of the Watericle ware. 1781 R. Watson Chem. Ess. II. 208 A piece of Derbyshire watricle, which was 30 ounces in a cubic foot heavier than the Derbyshire black marble. 1789 J. Pilkington View Derbyshire I. iii. 67 When you reach what is called the flitch of bacon, (which is a large water-icle hanging from the roof) the cavern becomes a little contracted. 1811 W. Watson Delineation Strata of Derbyshire 62 Massive Fibrous carbonate of Lime, commonly called Watricle, (constantly forming in Limestone Caverns). 1816 A. Lefanu Strathallan I. 34 The various ores, the various coloured crystals, the stalactites, and watricles, as Mr. Melbourne taught me to call them, which glittered round the walls. a1835 W. Watson in Jrnl. Bakewell & District Hist. Soc. (1994) 21 27 His Lordship's horse stumbled on a piece of water-icle (sic) which lay in the road. 1885 Notes & Queries 19 Dec. 506/1 When pendant from the roof in drops these are called ‘stalactites’ or ‘water-icles’. 1907 Jrnl. Derbyshire Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Soc. 29 118 Stalactites. [Note] Watericles they are locally called. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1776
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