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means A single drop of tears, or anything shaped like one — rounded at the bottom and tapering to a point at the top.
from A plain compound of two old Germanic words: 'tear,' from Old English 'tēar' (a cousin of words across the Germanic family and ultimately related to a root meaning simply 'tear' or 'eye-drop'), plus 'drop,' from Old English 'dropa,' a small rounded blob of liquid. Put them together and you get exactly what it says — a drop of tears — though the word has since drifted to describe the shape itself, from earrings to trailers.
- three types
- basal, reflex, and emotional tears differ chemically
- stress relief
- emotional tears flush out stress hormones
- only humans
- no other animal weeps from feeling
- shape lie
- falling tears aren't actually teardrop-shaped
- named gem
- teardrop diamonds command auction fortunes
teardrop tattoo — facial tattoo worn by inmates and gang members, one tear per year served or person killed
teardrop lake — glacier-fed lake in the cascade range near seattle, washington, shaped like a teardrop
teardrop trailer — small travel trailer design popularized in the 1930s-40s, aerodynamic teardrop shape pulled by cars