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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A globe of dark-colored or silvered glass, generally about 1 ½ feet in diameter, in which, when it is placed on a pedestal, surrounding objects are reflected: much used as an ornament of gardens, especially in Germany.
  • noun A bell-glass used for covering plants.

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