hourglass
(aʊəʳglɑːs ) also hour glass
Word forms: hourglasses
countable noun
An hourglass is a device that was used to measure the passing of an hour. It has two round glass sections linked by a narrow channel, and contains sand which takes an hour to flow from the top section into the lower one.
The hourglass is almost out of sand.
Image of hourglass
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