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单词 weatherglass
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weatherglass

[ weth-er-glas, -glahs ]
/ ˈwɛð ərˌglæs, -ˌglɑs /
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noun

any of various instruments, as a barometer or a hygroscope, designed to indicate the state of the atmosphere.

Origin of weatherglass

First recorded in 1620–30; weather + glass

Words nearby weatherglass

weathered, weather eye, weatherfish, Weatherford, weather gauge, weatherglass, weather house, weathering, weatherize, weather joint, weatherly
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Example sentences from the Web for weatherglass

  • A novel is like a weatherglass,—where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.

    Paul Clifford, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for weatherglass

weatherglass
/ (ˈwɛðəˌɡlɑːs) /

noun

(not in technical use) any of various instruments, esp a barometer, that measure atmospheric conditions
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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