sparklet

[spahrk-lit]

noun

1. a small spark.

2. something small that glitters like a spark.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sparklet¹

First recorded in 1680–90; spark ¹ + -let

Example Sentences

The next day, a student brought in an empty Sparklet’s water jug and set it in the middle of the classroom.

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“He’ll teach you to play shove-ha’penny, to smoke, and to use bad language,” but as Best handed him a whisky-and-dirty-water, feebly aerated by a sparklet, he tipped Stanner from his chair, seated himself in it, murmured, “When sinners entice thee, consent thou some,” and drank.

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Emerging from the tent, an Arab “boy” in a blue turban, blue jacket buttoning up to the chin, blue petticoat and puttees, p. 162placed bottles of various kinds on the table, together with a “sparklet” apparatus and a pannikin of water. 

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Captain Macke brought a prepared siphon of “sparklet” water and his ration whisky. 

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Levey Cohen has a new machine, a Sparklet.

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