a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
n. a diamond; gemstones. : Look at the sparklers on that old dame.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Light only one sparkler at a time and hold it away from your body.
It's a sumptuously elegant sparkler with soft undertones.
Any building or area used for mixing and blending pyrotechnic compositions except wet sparkler mix.
Light only one sparkler at a time and hold it away from your body and others.