handglass
handglass Lexical Profile
handglass Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A small magnifying glass with a handle.
"The jeweler used a brass handglass to inspect the minute details of the antique pocket watch mechanism."
A small mirror equipped with a handle, designed to be held in the hand.
"She checked her makeup quickly in an ornate silver handglass before leaving the room."
A small, portable glass cover used by gardeners to protect young plants or seedlings from cold weather.
"He placed a handglass over each delicate seedling to shield it from the unexpected overnight frost."
• Rhymes for handglass
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed as a compound from the words 'hand' and 'glass', emerging in the mid-17th century to distinguish portable mirrors, magnifiers, or horticultural protectors from larger, stationary versions.
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