The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Tear — (t[=e]r), n. [AS. te[ a]r; akin to G. z[ a]rhe, OHG. zahar, OFries. & Icel. t[=a]r, Sw. t[*a]r, Dan. taare, Goth. tagr, OIr. d[=e]r, W. dagr, OW. dacr, L. lacrima, lacruma, for older dacruma, Gr. da kry, da kryon, da kryma. [root]59. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tear drop — noun 1. A tear 2. Anything having a similar shape • • • Main Entry: ↑tear * * * tear|drop «TIHR DROP», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a tear. 2. something like or suggesting a tear: »crystal teardrops … Useful english dictionary
tear|drop — «TIHR DROP», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a tear. 2. something like or suggesting a tear: »crystal teardrops. 3. an air bubble in glass, as in a tear glass. –adj. of or like a teardrop. tear drop «tihr», = pig board. (Cf. ↑pig board) … Useful english dictionary
Tear down this wall — Tear down this wall! was the famous challenge from United States President Ronald Reagan to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to destroy the Berlin Wall.In a speech at the Brandenburg Gate commemorating the 750th anniversary of Berlin, by the… … Wikipedia
tear glass — «tihr», a wineglass with a tear shaped air bubble in the stem … Useful english dictionary
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tear — tear1 /tear/, n. 1. a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. 2. this fluid … Universalium
Tear down this wall! — U.S. President Ronald Reagan speaking in front of the Brandenburg Gate at the Berlin Wall. Tear down this wall! was the challenge from United States President Ronald Reagan to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to destroy the Berlin Wall. In a… … Wikipedia
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Volcanic glass — A sand grain of volcanic glass under the petrographic microscope. Its amorphous nature makes it go extinct in cross polarized light (bottom frame). Scale box in millimeters. Volcanic glass is the amorphous (uncrystallized) product of rapidly… … Wikipedia
