storm glass
noun
a sealed tube containing a solution supposed to change in appearance according to the weather
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How to use storm glass in a sentence
Over the writing-table was a barometer and a storm-glass, while to the left a cosy corner extended round to the fireplace.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxA storm-glass or barometer will keep you posted 24 to 36 hours before any weather change.
Total Per Cent Lambing Rules | Thomas BoylanIn every one of these changes the liquid in the storm-glass is passive; it is changed and waits until it is changed again.
Through Nature to God | John FiskeHe pointed to a storm-glass, which was certainly as clear as crystal.
Lin McLean | Owen Wister
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