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1. (n.) hourglass
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.
2. (adj.) hourglass
having or indicating the shape of this instrument:
a woman with an hourglass figure.
Etymology: (1505–15)
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1. (noun) hourglass
a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes
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1. (noun) hourglass
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
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