Raindroplet
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A single droplet of rainwater.
"The ground rose very slightly. She pressed on and then she ran straight into them. Not one, not two, not ten, but dozens of wood anemones, their green leaves perfect, their white and purple flowers half open and bespattered with shining raindroplets."
Example
More examples"The ground rose very slightly. She pressed on and then she ran straight into them. Not one, not two, not ten, but dozens of wood anemones, their green leaves perfect, their white and purple flowers half open and bespattered with shining raindroplets."
Etymology
Blend of raindrop + droplet (in view of the fact that raindrop is attested since Old English). By surface analysis, raindrop + -let.
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