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Meaning of SANDGLASS

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage
 
 See Also: egg timer, hourglass, timekeeper, timepiece

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sand"glass`\, n.
An instrument for measuring time by the running of sand. See
{Hourglass}.

 

 

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