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hand glass
hand glass
noun
a magnifying glass with a handle
a small mirror with a handle
a small glazed frame for seedlings or plants
Word History and Origins
Origin of hand glass1
Example Sentences
But up to one-quarter of students about the same age going to the University of Oxford, UK, relied on a hand glass or spectacles1.
I gave her the bowl of powder, the rouge compact, and the lipstick, and she put away the cards and took up the hand glass from the table by her side.
It is well known that examinations with such a hand glass will not determine whether so-called fine matt checking is taking place, but it will determine whether checking has appeared to any marked extent.
Miss King gave her a hand glass before replying.
" do you think of yourself now?" and she placed a hand glass before her.
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