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单词 sandglass
释义

sandglass

[ sand-glas, -glahs ]
/ ˈsændˌglæs, -ˌglɑs /

noun

an hourglass.

Origin of sandglass

First recorded in 1550–60; sand + glass

Words nearby sandglass

sand flea, sand-floated, sandfly, sandfly fever, Sand, George, sandglass, sand-groper, sand grouse, S and H, sandhi, sandhill crane
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Example sentences from the Web for sandglass

  • Afterwards we hear of his fixing the price of his work at fourpence an hour, and measuring his time by a sandglass.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sandglass

sandglass
/ (ˈsændˌɡlɑːs) /

noun

a less common word for hourglass
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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