sandglass

American  

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

noun

1. an hourglass.

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sandglass British  

/ ˈsændˌɡlɑːs /

noun

1. a less common word for hourglass

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Etymology

Origin of sandglass

First recorded in 1550–60; sand + glass

Example Sentences

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sandglass

The shoes, which are also offered in red, have a bulbous heel, as if Play-Doh had been squeezed through a sandglass.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various

She requires thy presence instantly," said the dwarf, "and without the loss of so much time as would be told by ten grains of the sandglass.

From The Talisman by Scott, Walter, Sir

We have a sandglass and it runs out.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII by Maclaren, Alexander

This would, however, be imperceptible so long as their lengths were not measured by some accurate mechanical time-measurer such as a clepsydra, sandglass, pendulum, or spring clock.

From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)