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(an) hourglass figure — an hourglass figure old fashioned phrase the shape of a woman’s body if she has a small waist and large breasts and hips Thesaurus: describing a person s muscles and general shapehyponym Main entry: hourglass … Useful english dictionary
hourglass — 1510s, from HOUR (Cf. hour) + GLASS (Cf. glass). Used 19c. in a variety of technical and scientific senses to describe the shape; reference to women s bodies is attested by 1897. Men condemn corsets in the abstract, and are sometimes brave enough … Etymology dictionary
Hourglass corset — The hourglass corset produces a silhouette resembling the hourglass shape: wide bottom, narrow waist (wasp waist), wide top.HistoryThe first fashions worn with hourglass corsets, around 1830, emphasized width they tended to have very wide skirts … Wikipedia
Hourglass (disambiguation) — An hourglass is a device for measuring time. The word may also refer to one of the following:Music* Hourglass drum, or waisted drumBands* The Hour Glass, a 1960s R B band, featuring two later members of the Allman Brothers Band, Duane and Gregg… … Wikipedia
hourglass — hour|glass [ˈauəgla:s US ˈaurglæs] n ↑hourglass, ↑sand 1.) a glass container for measuring time in which sand moves slowly from the top half to the bottom in exactly one hour →↑egg timer 2.) hourglass figure a woman who has an hourglass figure… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hourglass — noun (C) 1 a glass container for measuring time in which sand moves slowly from the top half to the bottom in exactly one hour 2 hourglass figure a woman who has an hourglass figure has a narrow waist in comparison with her chest and hips … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hourglass-shaped — adjective Having a shape or cross section like that of an hourglass. See Also: hourglass, hourglass figure … Wiktionary
hourglass — UK [ˈaʊə(r)ˌɡlɑːs] / US [ˈaʊrˌɡlæs] noun [countable] Word forms hourglass : singular hourglass plural hourglasses a) a glass container that uses sand to measure one hour b) computing a symbol used in computer programs to show that the program is… … English dictionary
hourglass — I. noun Date: circa 1515 an instrument for measuring time consisting of a glass vessel having two compartments from the uppermost of which a quantity of usually sand runs in an hour into the lower one II. adjective Date: circa 1834 shaped like an … New Collegiate Dictionary
hourglass — /oweur glas , glahs , ow euhr /, n. 1. an instrument for measuring time, consisting of two bulbs of glass joined by a narrow passage through which a quantity of sand or mercury runs in just an hour. adj. 2. having a notably slim or narrow waist,… … Universalium
