weatherglass

[ weth-er-glas, -glahs ]

noun

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

weatherglass

/ ˈwɛðəˌɡlɑːs /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of weatherglass¹

First recorded in 1620–30; weather + glass

Example Sentences

For, let but the political weatherglass fall today in South America, tomorrow we in Europe have storm and thunder.

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The case suggests the little Noah and his wife of the toy weatherglass.

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A novel is like a weatherglass,—where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.

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