rusticle

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noun

An icicle-like formation of rust, as on an underwater shipwreck.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Usage Examples

โ€œAndrea Leadsom [British MP] resigned, forcing a mini-reshuffle. This was not so much rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic, as getting into James Cameronโ€™s mini-submarine, dropping to the wreck 12,500 ft below, sweeping down the rusticle-festooned grand staircase, and swapping out one of the light fittings because it looks โ€˜a bit muchโ€™.โ€ Marina Hyde; Exit Theresa May; The Guardian (London, UK); May 24, 2019.
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