half-hour glass — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an instrument for measuring time in half hour intervals … Useful english dictionary
half-minute glass — Hourglass Hour glass , n. An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies an hour in running… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
half — 1. a unit of proportion equal to 1/2. The English word half, like the German prefix halb , is often placed before the name of a unit to create a combination which functions as a new unit equal to half the old one. Half dozen, half hour, and… … Dictionary of units of measurement
Watch glass — Watch Watch (w[o^]ch), n. [OE. wacche, AS. w[ae]cce, fr. wacian to wake; akin to D. wacht, waak, G. wacht, wache. [root]134. See {Wake}, v. i. ] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
three-minute glass — Hourglass Hour glass , n. An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies an hour in running… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Glass-Steagall Act — The Glass Steagall Act of 1933 established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in the United States and included banking reforms, some of which were designed to control speculation. [cite web… … Wikipedia
glass — 1. a unit of time measured by an hourglass or sandglass. At sea, time was traditionally measured with half hourglasses, making the glass a nautical unit of time equal to 1/2 hour. In this use the glass is another name for the bell. 2.… … Dictionary of units of measurement
The Glass House (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = The Glass House caption = From Left to Right: Corinne Grant, Wil Anderson and Dave Hughes in The Glass House format = News/Comedy runtime = 28 minutes picture format = 576i (SDTV) creator = starring = Wil Anderson… … Wikipedia
Corning Museum of Glass — The Corning Museum of Glass, in Corning, New York, explores every facet of glass, including art, history, culture, science and technology, craft, and design. Tower Sculpture containing 600 glass bowls The Museum is home to the world’s most… … Wikipedia
