teardrop

teardrop
/tear"drop'/, n.
1. a tear or something suggesting a tear: A single teardrop rolled down her face.
2. something shaped like a drop of a thin liquid, having a globular form at the bottom, tapering to a point at the top.
[1790-1800; TEAR1 + DROP]

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