sparklern.

Brit.

/ˈspɑːklə/, U.S.

/ˈspɑrk(ə)lər/

Etymology: < sparkle v.¹ + -er suffix¹.

1. One who sparkles or shines in respect of beauty or accomplishments; esp. a vivacious, witty, or pretty young woman.

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the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person > woman

morsela1450

honeypot1618

enchantera1704

peach1710

enchantress1713

sparkler1713

enslaver1728

witch1740

fascinatress1799

honey1843

biscuit1855

fairy1862

baby1863

scorcher1881

cracker1891

peacherino1896

hot tamale1897

mink1899

hotty?1913

babe1915

a bit of skirt1916

cookie1917

tomato1918

snuggle-pup1922

nifty1923

brahma1925

package1931

ginch1934

blonde bombshell1942

beast1946

smasher1948

a bit of crackling1949

nymphet1955

nymphette1961

fox1963

beaver1968

superbabe1970

brick house1977

nubile1977

yummy mummy1993

1713 J. Addison in Guardian 29 July 1/1 What wou'd you say, should you see the Sparkler..thumping the Table with a Dice-Box?

1772 Town & Country Mag. 67 He called her his sparkler, and commended her person and accomplishments.

1806 M. L. Weems Life G. Washington (ed. 5) i. 5 To wheez and cough by themselves, and not depress the..spirits of the young sparklers.

1850 G. Cupples Green Hand iii. 32/2 ‘No doubt,’ says Bill, ‘she's what I call a exact sparkler!’

2. A bright or sparkling eye. Chiefly plural. Latterly colloquial or slang.

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [noun] > by size, shape, etc.

pinkany?1578

pig's eye1658

pigsney1664

ox-eye1688

pig-eye1714

sparkler1746

gooseberry-eye1789

eyelet1799

gooseberry-orb1803

pop-eye1828

swine eye1836

pink-eye1897

bug-eyes1905

1746 J. Hervey Medit. (1818) 59 The eye, that outshone the diamond's brilliancy,..where is it? where shall we find the rolling sparkler?

1794 R. B. Sheridan Duenna (new ed.) ii. 34 One glance of those roguish sparklers wou'd fix me again.

1804 Sporting Mag. 23 284 A very beautiful woman, with a pair of bright sparklers.

1854 W. H. Ainsworth Flitch of Bacon ii. iii. 135 As to her eyes, they shine, like—I don't know what..; though they don't come up to the lustre of Bab's sparklers.

3. A sparkling gem; a diamond.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > diamond > [noun]

diamonda1350

adamanta1393

sparkler1822

terra nobilis1882

stone1884

blink klip1887

rock1888

stone1904

prop1914

1822 Ld. Byron Werner iii. i. 328 Oh, thou sweet sparkler! Thou more than stone of the philosopher!

1860 All Year Round 10 Mar. 459 Amber mouthpieces filleted with ‘sparklers’, as the English cracksman affectionately calls diamonds.

1893 J. H. McCarthy Red Diamonds I. ii. 47 Pretty sparklers, ain't they?

a. An insect having a shining or sparkling appearance; spec. any beetle of the family Cicindelidæ; a tiger-beetle.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > marking or colouring > insect having shining appearance

sparkler1860

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Adephaga (carnivorous beetles) > Geadephaga (terrestrial) > family Carabidae > member of subfamily Cicindelidae

tiger-beetle1826

scale-beetle1855

sparkler1860

doodlebugc1866

cicindelid1914

1860 G. W. S. Piesse Lab. Chem. Wonders 2 Cicindela or sparkler.

c1860 J. Carlin To Fireflies i, in Harper's Mag. (1884) Mar. 590/1 Awake, ye sparklers, bright and gay.

b. Applied to a trout.

ΚΠ

a1861 T. Winthrop Life in Open Air (1863) 91 As the spotted sparklers were rapidly translated from water to a lighter element.

5. A sparkling wine.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > types of wine > [noun] > sparkling wine

champagne1822

vin mousseux1833

sparkler1869

bubble?1920

méthode champenoise1928

spritzig1950

mousseux1951

cava1978

1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 575 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV In France the manufacturers of sparkling wine..have to increase its effervescence by mixing it with the wine grown in Champagne, which is a natural sparkler.

1975 Country Life 2 Oct. 839/3 Other sparklers made by the champagne method can be excellent: notably Sparkling Saumur and Seyssel from Savoy.

1981 Times 6 Mar. (Bride & Home Suppl.) p. vi/4 There are lots of good sparkling wines..Blanquette de Limoux or the Spanish sparklers.

6. Something which shines or sparkles; a sparkling firework.

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the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > sparkler

sparkler1879

sparker1908

1879 H. W. Warren Recreations in Astron. vi. 113 [Mercury] keeps so near the sun that very few people have ever seen the brilliant sparkler.

1894 Westm. Gaz. 3 Nov. 3/2 The most popular and novel among these [fireworks] are the electric sparkler [etc.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sparkler
释义	sparklern. Brit. /ˈspɑːklə/, U.S. /ˈspɑrk(ə)lər/ Etymology: < sparkle v.¹ + -er suffix¹. 1. One who sparkles or shines in respect of beauty or accomplishments; esp. a vivacious, witty, or pretty young woman. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person > woman morsela1450 honeypot1618 enchantera1704 peach1710 enchantress1713 sparkler1713 enslaver1728 witch1740 fascinatress1799 honey1843 biscuit1855 fairy1862 baby1863 scorcher1881 cracker1891 peacherino1896 hot tamale1897 mink1899 hotty?1913 babe1915 a bit of skirt1916 cookie1917 tomato1918 snuggle-pup1922 nifty1923 brahma1925 package1931 ginch1934 blonde bombshell1942 beast1946 smasher1948 a bit of crackling1949 nymphet1955 nymphette1961 fox1963 beaver1968 superbabe1970 brick house1977 nubile1977 yummy mummy1993 1713 J. Addison in Guardian 29 July 1/1 What wou'd you say, should you see the Sparkler..thumping the Table with a Dice-Box? 1772 Town & Country Mag. 67 He called her his sparkler, and commended her person and accomplishments. 1806 M. L. Weems Life G. Washington (ed. 5) i. 5 To wheez and cough by themselves, and not depress the..spirits of the young sparklers. 1850 G. Cupples Green Hand iii. 32/2 ‘No doubt,’ says Bill, ‘she's what I call a exact sparkler!’ 2. A bright or sparkling eye. Chiefly plural. Latterly colloquial or slang. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [noun] > by size, shape, etc. pinkany?1578 pig's eye1658 pigsney1664 ox-eye1688 pig-eye1714 sparkler1746 gooseberry-eye1789 eyelet1799 gooseberry-orb1803 pop-eye1828 swine eye1836 pink-eye1897 bug-eyes1905 1746 J. Hervey Medit. (1818) 59 The eye, that outshone the diamond's brilliancy,..where is it? where shall we find the rolling sparkler? 1794 R. B. Sheridan Duenna (new ed.) ii. 34 One glance of those roguish sparklers wou'd fix me again. 1804 Sporting Mag. 23 284 A very beautiful woman, with a pair of bright sparklers. 1854 W. H. Ainsworth Flitch of Bacon ii. iii. 135 As to her eyes, they shine, like—I don't know what..; though they don't come up to the lustre of Bab's sparklers. 3. A sparkling gem; a diamond. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > diamond > [noun] diamonda1350 adamanta1393 sparkler1822 terra nobilis1882 stone1884 blink klip1887 rock1888 stone1904 prop1914 1822 Ld. Byron Werner iii. i. 328 Oh, thou sweet sparkler! Thou more than stone of the philosopher! 1860 All Year Round 10 Mar. 459 Amber mouthpieces filleted with ‘sparklers’, as the English cracksman affectionately calls diamonds. 1893 J. H. McCarthy Red Diamonds I. ii. 47 Pretty sparklers, ain't they? 4. a. An insect having a shining or sparkling appearance; spec. any beetle of the family Cicindelidæ; a tiger-beetle. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > marking or colouring > insect having shining appearance sparkler1860 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Adephaga (carnivorous beetles) > Geadephaga (terrestrial) > family Carabidae > member of subfamily Cicindelidae tiger-beetle1826 scale-beetle1855 sparkler1860 doodlebugc1866 cicindelid1914 1860 G. W. S. Piesse Lab. Chem. Wonders 2 Cicindela or sparkler. c1860 J. Carlin To Fireflies i, in Harper's Mag. (1884) Mar. 590/1 Awake, ye sparklers, bright and gay. b. Applied to a trout. ΚΠ a1861 T. Winthrop Life in Open Air (1863) 91 As the spotted sparklers were rapidly translated from water to a lighter element. 5. A sparkling wine. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > types of wine > [noun] > sparkling wine champagne1822 vin mousseux1833 sparkler1869 bubble?1920 méthode champenoise1928 spritzig1950 mousseux1951 cava1978 1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 575 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV In France the manufacturers of sparkling wine..have to increase its effervescence by mixing it with the wine grown in Champagne, which is a natural sparkler. 1975 Country Life 2 Oct. 839/3 Other sparklers made by the champagne method can be excellent: notably Sparkling Saumur and Seyssel from Savoy. 1981 Times 6 Mar. (Bride & Home Suppl.) p. vi/4 There are lots of good sparkling wines..Blanquette de Limoux or the Spanish sparklers. 6. Something which shines or sparkles; a sparkling firework. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > sparkler sparkler1879 sparker1908 1879 H. W. Warren Recreations in Astron. vi. 113 [Mercury] keeps so near the sun that very few people have ever seen the brilliant sparkler. 1894 Westm. Gaz. 3 Nov. 3/2 The most popular and novel among these [fireworks] are the electric sparkler [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1713
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