Prince Rupertn.

Brit.

/ˌprɪns ˈruːpət/, U.S.

/ˈprɪns ˈrupərt/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Prince Rupert.

Etymology: < the name of Prince Rupert, Prince and Count Palatine of the Rhine (German Prinz Ruprecht ; 1619–82), nephew of King Charles I of England, Royalist general, and natural philosopher, who invented the metal that was later named after him (see sense 2, and compare earlier Prince's metal n.).Although contemporary sources state that Prince Rupert brought some specimens of the drops (see sense 1) to England in 1660, there is no evidence that he discovered them. They appear to have been known since the early 17th cent., first in Germany, later also in the Netherlands and France. See further L. Brodsley et al. ‘Prince Rupert's Drops’ in Notes & Records Royal Soc. 41 (1986) 1–26.

1. Prince Rupert's drop n. a teardrop-shaped bubble of glass with a long, sharp tail, made by rapidly cooling a drop of molten glass in water, which is very strong under pressure at the head, but disintegrates explosively when the tail is broken or the surface scratched. Also figurative. Now historical.

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(Prince) Rupert's Drops1662

Prince Rupert's drop1695

snapper1788

water cracker1887

1695 London Gaz. No. 3121/4 The Drops known by the name of Prince Rupert's Drops.

1748 B. Martin Philos. Grammar (ed. 3) ii. vi. 178 That..little Miracle of Nature; I mean the Lachryma of Prussia or Holland, sometimes called Prince Rupert's Drop, and in common, the Glass Tear.

1849 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Geol. (1850) iii. 180 Nearly as brittle as a Prince Rupert's drop.

1862 J. Ruskin Unto this Last iv. 145 Nay, boiled bulbs they might have been—glass bulbs—Prince Rupert's drops, consummated in powder..for any end or meaning.

1878 R. W. Emerson Fortune of Republic in Wks. (1906) III. 395 In Mr. Webster's imagination the American Union was a huge Prince Rupert's drop..which will snap into atoms if so much as the smallest end be shivered off.

1947 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 5 15 The scientific novelties of the day—thermometers, microscopes, Prince Rupert's drops—excited his interest.

1995 New Scientist 11 Feb. 23/1 The teardrops he had in mind were the size of a fingernail... Prince Rupert's drops, as they are now known, had a quite remarkable property..at the touch of a finger they exploded like a bomb.

†2. Prince Rupert's metal n. = Prince's metal n. Obsolete.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > other alloys of copper and zinc

yellow metala1535

white brass1538

tombac1606

Prince's metal1682

Bath-metal1714

pinchbeck1734

Prince Rupert's metal1789

platina1790

oroide1869

Zamak1926

1698 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 170 The Buttons we wear..said to be made of Prince Robert's [sic] Mettal.]

1789 Chambers's Cycl. at Zinc Compositions or alloys called tombac, similor, pinchbeck, and Prince's metal... The English..called their invention Prince's metal, or Prince Rupert's metal.

a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1788/2 Prince Rupert's Metal, an alloy for cheap jewelry..composed of copper, 75; zinc 25.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prince rupert
释义	Prince Rupertn. Brit. /ˌprɪns ˈruːpət/, U.S. /ˈprɪns ˈrupərt/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Prince Rupert. Etymology: < the name of Prince Rupert, Prince and Count Palatine of the Rhine (German Prinz Ruprecht ; 1619–82), nephew of King Charles I of England, Royalist general, and natural philosopher, who invented the metal that was later named after him (see sense 2, and compare earlier Prince's metal n.).Although contemporary sources state that Prince Rupert brought some specimens of the drops (see sense 1) to England in 1660, there is no evidence that he discovered them. They appear to have been known since the early 17th cent., first in Germany, later also in the Netherlands and France. See further L. Brodsley et al. ‘Prince Rupert's Drops’ in Notes & Records Royal Soc. 41 (1986) 1–26. 1. Prince Rupert's drop n. a teardrop-shaped bubble of glass with a long, sharp tail, made by rapidly cooling a drop of molten glass in water, which is very strong under pressure at the head, but disintegrates explosively when the tail is broken or the surface scratched. Also figurative. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [noun] > glass > glass-work or glassware > Prince Rupert's drops (Prince) Rupert's Drops1662 Prince Rupert's drop1695 snapper1788 water cracker1887 1695 London Gaz. No. 3121/4 The Drops known by the name of Prince Rupert's Drops. 1748 B. Martin Philos. Grammar (ed. 3) ii. vi. 178 That..little Miracle of Nature; I mean the Lachryma of Prussia or Holland, sometimes called Prince Rupert's Drop, and in common, the Glass Tear. 1849 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Geol. (1850) iii. 180 Nearly as brittle as a Prince Rupert's drop. 1862 J. Ruskin Unto this Last iv. 145 Nay, boiled bulbs they might have been—glass bulbs—Prince Rupert's drops, consummated in powder..for any end or meaning. 1878 R. W. Emerson Fortune of Republic in Wks. (1906) III. 395 In Mr. Webster's imagination the American Union was a huge Prince Rupert's drop..which will snap into atoms if so much as the smallest end be shivered off. 1947 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 5 15 The scientific novelties of the day—thermometers, microscopes, Prince Rupert's drops—excited his interest. 1995 New Scientist 11 Feb. 23/1 The teardrops he had in mind were the size of a fingernail... Prince Rupert's drops, as they are now known, had a quite remarkable property..at the touch of a finger they exploded like a bomb. †2. Prince Rupert's metal n. = Prince's metal n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > other alloys of copper and zinc yellow metala1535 white brass1538 tombac1606 Prince's metal1682 Bath-metal1714 pinchbeck1734 Prince Rupert's metal1789 platina1790 oroide1869 Zamak1926 1698 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 170 The Buttons we wear..said to be made of Prince Robert's [sic] Mettal.] 1789 Chambers's Cycl. at Zinc Compositions or alloys called tombac, similor, pinchbeck, and Prince's metal... The English..called their invention Prince's metal, or Prince Rupert's metal. a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1788/2 Prince Rupert's Metal, an alloy for cheap jewelry..composed of copper, 75; zinc 25. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1695
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