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hourglass
[ ouuhr-glas, -glahs, ou-er- ]
/ ˈaʊərˌglæs, -ˌglɑs, ˈaʊ ər- /
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noun
adjective
having a notably slim or narrow waist, midsection, or joining segment: She has an hourglass figure.
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hourglass
/ (ˈaʊəˌɡlɑːs) /
noun
a device consisting of two transparent chambers linked by a narrow channel, containing a quantity of sand that takes a specified time to trickle to one chamber from the other
(modifier) well-proportioned with a small waistan hourglass figure
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