water dropn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə ˌdrɒp/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌdrɑp/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌdrɑp/

Forms: see water n. and drop n.

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

Etymology: < water n. + drop n.Compare German †Wassertropf (beginning of the 16th cent.; now Wassertropfen), and also (with the first element in the genitive) Old Icelandic vatns dropi, Old Swedish vatns drupi, all in sense ‘very small, round or tear-shaped quantity of water’.

1. A tear; a teardrop. Somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [noun] > a tear

tear971

water dropa1438

dropc1540

teardrop1789

tearlet1858

a1438 Bk. Margery Kempe (1940) i. 100 Departyng was ful lamentabyl as wytnessyd wel þe pur watyr-dropys rennyng down be her chekys.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear vii. 436 Let not womens weapons, water drops Stayne my mans cheekes.

1818 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto IV cxvi. 61 Egeria!.. The mosses of thy fountain still are sprinkled With thine Elysian water-drops.

1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan II. xviii. 149 The large water drop stood upon his lashes.

1912 J. Baldwin Sampo (1917) xxxiv. 329 As he played, the Minstrel himself was moved to weeping. Down his cheeks the water-drops went coursing.

2. A very small quantity of water; a bead or tear-shaped drop of water; a drip or droplet.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of dripping or falling in drops > [noun] > liquid which

dropping1398

water dropa1475

drippinga1635

drip1704

a1475 Sidrak & Bokkus (Lansd.) (1998) I. l. 6212 Wel smaller it is, to hope, A grauel þan a water drope.

1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie xiii. 31 Whereas the ryndes, the water droppes, and other coldnesse doth fall vpon him continually.

1608 W. Shakespeare Richard II iv. i. 252 O that I were a mockerie King of Snow, Standing before the sunne of Bullingbrooke, To melt my selfe away in water drops.

1673 Philos. Trans. Royal Soc. 8 6159 In some subterraneous Grotto's..by a continual..fall of water-drops many sorts of figures..are formed.

1739 Mem. Royal Soc. II. 19 The whole was put into a great glass filled with water, with the root downwards, and small water drops were formed upon the leaves.

1821 Ld. Byron Cain ii. i, in Sardanapalus 374 There will come An hour, when toss'd upon some water-drops, A man shall say to a man, ‘Believe in me, And walk the waters.’

1867 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood I. iii. 52 The water-wheel, mossy and green with ancient waterdrops.

1933 Pop. Mech. Oct. 493/2 (heading) Life in a water drop shown by micro-projection.

1998 S. Orlean Orchid Thief 225 The fronds were sequined with water drops.

†3. Scottish. The dropping of rainwater from the eaves of a house on to a neighbouring property; the right or servitude relating to this; = eavesdrip n., stillicide n. 2. Obsolete.Only recorded in Scott.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal right > rights to do or use something > [noun] > right relating to dropping of rain-water

stillicide1656

stillicidium1727

stillatory1777

water drop1818

society > law > legal obligation > [noun] > obligation on owner to allow use by others > specific

support1681

water drop1818

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian ii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 42 This is a' about a servitude of water-drap.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian ii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 43 We are obligated to receive the natural water-drap of the superior tenement.

Derivatives

ˈwater-drop-like adj. rare

ΚΠ

1897 J. Cagney tr. R. von Jaksch Clin. Diagnosis (ed. 3) vi. 206 The small shiny water-drop-like bodies [Ger. Wassertropfen ähnlichen..Colonien].

1996 Computer Music Jrnl. 20 120/2 Relatively short-lived events such as hitting gestures, waterdrop-like sounds, and a collection of sounds reminiscent of breaking glass.

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

单词	water drop
释义	water dropn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌdrɒp/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌdrɑp/, /ˈwɑdər ˌdrɑp/ Forms: see water n. and drop n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., drop n. Etymology: < water n. + drop n.Compare German †Wassertropf (beginning of the 16th cent.; now Wassertropfen), and also (with the first element in the genitive) Old Icelandic vatns dropi, Old Swedish vatns drupi, all in sense ‘very small, round or tear-shaped quantity of water’. 1. A tear; a teardrop. Somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [noun] > a tear tear971 water dropa1438 dropc1540 teardrop1789 tearlet1858 a1438 Bk. Margery Kempe (1940) i. 100 Departyng was ful lamentabyl as wytnessyd wel þe pur watyr-dropys rennyng down be her chekys. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear vii. 436 Let not womens weapons, water drops Stayne my mans cheekes. View more context for this quotation 1818 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto IV cxvi. 61 Egeria!.. The mosses of thy fountain still are sprinkled With thine Elysian water-drops. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan II. xviii. 149 The large water drop stood upon his lashes. 1912 J. Baldwin Sampo (1917) xxxiv. 329 As he played, the Minstrel himself was moved to weeping. Down his cheeks the water-drops went coursing. 2. A very small quantity of water; a bead or tear-shaped drop of water; a drip or droplet. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of dripping or falling in drops > [noun] > liquid which dropping1398 water dropa1475 drippinga1635 drip1704 a1475 Sidrak & Bokkus (Lansd.) (1998) I. l. 6212 Wel smaller it is, to hope, A grauel þan a water drope. 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie xiii. 31 Whereas the ryndes, the water droppes, and other coldnesse doth fall vpon him continually. 1608 W. Shakespeare Richard II iv. i. 252 O that I were a mockerie King of Snow, Standing before the sunne of Bullingbrooke, To melt my selfe away in water drops. 1673 Philos. Trans. Royal Soc. 8 6159 In some subterraneous Grotto's..by a continual..fall of water-drops many sorts of figures..are formed. 1739 Mem. Royal Soc. II. 19 The whole was put into a great glass filled with water, with the root downwards, and small water drops were formed upon the leaves. 1821 Ld. Byron Cain ii. i, in Sardanapalus 374 There will come An hour, when toss'd upon some water-drops, A man shall say to a man, ‘Believe in me, And walk the waters.’ 1867 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood I. iii. 52 The water-wheel, mossy and green with ancient waterdrops. 1933 Pop. Mech. Oct. 493/2 (heading) Life in a water drop shown by micro-projection. 1998 S. Orlean Orchid Thief 225 The fronds were sequined with water drops. †3. Scottish. The dropping of rainwater from the eaves of a house on to a neighbouring property; the right or servitude relating to this; = eavesdrip n., stillicide n. 2. Obsolete.Only recorded in Scott. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > rights to do or use something > [noun] > right relating to dropping of rain-water stillicide1656 stillicidium1727 stillatory1777 water drop1818 society > law > legal obligation > [noun] > obligation on owner to allow use by others > specific support1681 water drop1818 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian ii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 42 This is a' about a servitude of water-drap. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian ii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 43 We are obligated to receive the natural water-drap of the superior tenement. Derivatives ˈwater-drop-like adj. rare ΚΠ 1897 J. Cagney tr. R. von Jaksch Clin. Diagnosis (ed. 3) vi. 206 The small shiny water-drop-like bodies [Ger. Wassertropfen ähnlichen..Colonien]. 1996 Computer Music Jrnl. 20 120/2 Relatively short-lived events such as hitting gestures, waterdrop-like sounds, and a collection of sounds reminiscent of breaking glass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1438
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