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Having a shape or cross-section like that of an hourglass.See Also: hourglass, hourglass figure
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hourglass-shaped — adjective shaped in the form of an hourglass • Similar to: ↑formed … Useful english dictionary
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black widow — a venomous spider, Latrodectus mactans, widely distributed in the U.S., the female of which is jet black with an hourglass shaped red mark on the underside of its abdomen. [1910 15] * * * Any of several black spiders in the genus Latrodectus with … Universalium
