hourglass
US /ˈaʊr.ɡlæs/
UK /ˈaʊr.ɡlæs/
1.
clessidra
a device for measuring time, consisting of two connected glass bulbs from which a quantity of sand takes an hour to pass
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The sand slowly trickled through the hourglass.
La sabbia gocciolava lentamente attraverso la clessidra.
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She turned the hourglass over to start the timer.
Ha girato la clessidra per avviare il timer.
2.
figura a clessidra, forma a clessidra
a figure or shape that is narrow in the middle and wider at the top and bottom, resembling an hourglass
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She has an hourglass figure.
Ha una figura a clessidra.
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The vase had an elegant hourglass shape.
Il vaso aveva un'elegante forma a clessidra.