teardrop
noun
tear·drop
ˈtir-ˌdräp 
2
: something shaped like a dropping tear
specifically
: a pendent gem (as on an earring)
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This 2023 Best of Beauty winner has a genius teardrop shape and elliptical bristles that buff away streaks around the nose, jaw, and hairline with ease.
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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 20 Oct. 2024
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—New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2024
These right things include those huge 18-karat-gold teardrop earrings, whose lightness belies their size.
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 20 Oct. 2024
Hiker Trailers Some trailer makers have begun offering wide-open teardrop designs without any type of rear galley to cut down both overall size and price.
—New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2024
These right things include those huge 18-karat-gold teardrop earrings, whose lightness belies their size.
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
Prior to this month's Highway Lite introduction, Hiker was still among the few US builders pricing teardrops as low as US$6,000.
—New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Teardrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teardrop. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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teardrop
noun
tear·drop
ˈti(ə)r-ˌdräp
2
: something (as a pendent gem) shaped like a dropping tear
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