weatherglass

[weth -er-glas, -glahs]

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noun

any of various instruments, as a barometer or a hygroscope, designed to indicate the state of the atmosphere.

Origin of weatherglass

First recorded in 1620–30; weather + glass

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Historical Examples of weatherglass

A novel is like a weatherglass,—where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.
Paul Clifford, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for weatherglass

weatherglass

noun

(not in technical use) any of various instruments, esp a barometer, that measure atmospheric conditions

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