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[ouuh
r-glas, -glahs, ou-er-] 
–noun
| 1. | an instrument for measuring time, consisting of two bulbs of glass joined by a narrow passage through which a quantity of sand or mercury runs in just an hour. |
–adjective
| 2. | having a notably slim or narrow waist, midsection, or joining segment: She has an hourglass figure. |
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| hour·glass (our'glās') n. An instrument for measuring time, consisting of two glass chambers connected by a narrow neck and containing a quantity of sand, mercury, or another flowing substance that trickles from the upper chamber to the lower in a fixed amount of time, often one hour. adj. Shaped like an hourglass: an hourglass design; an hourglass figure. |
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Hourglass
Hour"glass`\, n. An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies an hour in running through a small aperture unto the lower. Note: A similar instrument measuring any other interval of time takes its name from the interval measured; as, a half-hour glass, a half-minute glass. A three-minute glass is sometimes called an egg-glass, from being used to time the boiling of eggs.
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Language Translation for : Hourglass
Spanish:
reloj de arena,
German:
die Sanduhr,
Japanese:
砂時計
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