单词 | prince-ruperts-drop |
释义 | Prince Rupert's drop in British Englishnoun a glass bead in the shape of a teardrop, a by-product of the glass-making process, formed by molten glass falling into water. The body of the drop can withstand great force, for example a hammer blow, but the whole will explode if the tail is nipped or the surface scored Word origin C17: thought to have been introduced to England by Prince Rupert, the German-bornnephew of Charles I of EnglandDefinition of 'Prince Rupert's drop' |
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