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storm glass

noun

  1. a sealed tube containing a solution supposed to change in appearance according to the weather
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Over the writing-table was a barometer and a storm-glass, while to the left a cosy corner extended round to the fireplace.

A storm-glass or barometer will keep you posted 24 to 36 hours before any weather change.

In every one of these changes the liquid in the storm-glass is passive; it is changed and waits until it is changed again.

He pointed to a storm-glass, which was certainly as clear as crystal.

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