OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 1354

hourglass

/ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ampolleta • reloj arenisco • reloj arenoso • reloj arenáceo • reloj de arena
A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.
After each game turn, invert the hourglass to reset the time limit for the next player.
The sands of thy short life are spent this hour, / And no hand in the universe can turn / Thy hourglass, if these gummed leaves be burnt / Ere thou canst mount up these immortal st…
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