| 释义 |
twinkler|ˈtwɪŋklə(r)|
[f. twinkle v.1 + -er1.]
One who or that which twinkles.
†1. One who winks; a winker. Obs. rare—1.
1382Wyclif Ecclus. xxvii. 25 The twynclere with the eȝe forgeth wicke thingus.
2. Anything which emits intermittent, transient, or faint radiance; sometimes applied to eyes.
1591Sylvester Du Bartas i. iv. 574 The Hoasts of th'upper Twinklers bright. 1654Gayton Pleas. Notes ii. v. 56 His Dulcinea's twinclers enlarged to the full breadth of Queen Proserpines sawcers. 1708S. Centlivre Busie Body v. i, A consenting Look with those pretty Twinklers. 1747Richardson Clarissa I. xxvii. 170 Such a sun in a family where there are none but faint twinklers. 1802E. Parsons Myst. Visit I. 18 The small twinkler held by the servant..is perfectly sufficient. 1813Shelley Q. Mab ix. 223 Such tiny twinklers as the planet orbs. 1837Marryat Dog-fiend xvii, Be plased..and not be staring at me, following me up and down..with those twinklers of yours. 1868Lockyer Guillemin's Heavens xvii. 244 Enceladus, and coy Mimas, faintest of twinklers, are caught by Herschel's giant mirrors. |