teardrop

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)
noun a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands

From tear + drop.

Tiny teardrops gushed suddenly from his glittering, feverish, grey eyes. — White nights, and other stories, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
)_ STAGGERING BOB: (Large teardrops rolling from his prominent eyes, snivels.) Me. — Ulysses, James Joyce
Her eyes were flooded with great teardrops; her mouth was open in an agony. — The Fifth Queen Crowned, Ford Madox Ford

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