Definition of Hourglass

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Hourglass

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 through a small aperture unto the lower.

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Hourglass Quotations

The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.
Jules Renard

The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
Jean Paul

Hourglass Translations

Hourglass in German is Sanduhr, Stundenglas
hourglass in Spanish is reloj de arena
hourglass in Swedish is timglas

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