Definitions for hand glass
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hand′ glass`(n.)
a small mirror with a handle.
Origin of hand glass:
1780–90
Princeton's WordNet
hand glass, hand mirror(noun)
a mirror intended to be held in the hand
hand glass, simple microscope, magnifying glass(noun)
light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image
"the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250"
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