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单词 prospective glass
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Definition of prospective glass in English:

prospective glass

noun prəˈspɛktɪv ˌɡlɑːs
  • 1A magic glass, mirror, or crystal in which it is supposed that distant or future events can be seen. Also figurative. Now historical.

  • 2A telescope or pair of binoculars. In plural: spectacles or binoculars. Compare "perspective". Now historical.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Tom Thumbe. From prospective + glass.

 
 

Definition of prospective glass in US English:

prospective glass

nounprəˈspɛktɪv ˌɡlɑːs
  • 1A magic glass, mirror, or crystal in which it is supposed that distant or future events can be seen. Also figurative. Now historical.

  • 2A telescope or pair of binoculars. In plural: spectacles or binoculars. Compare "perspective". Now historical.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Tom Thumbe. From prospective + glass.

 
 
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