Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An instrument, such as a barometer, designed to indicate changes in atmospheric conditions.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An instrument dessigned to indicate the state of the atmosphere.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun An instrument to indicate the state of the atmosphere, especially changes of atmospheric pressure, and hence changes of weather, as a barometer or baroscope.
  • noun (Bot.) See under Poor.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun An instrument to indicate the state of the atmosphere, especially changes of atmospheric pressure, and hence changes of weather, such as a barometer or baroscope.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a simple barometer for indicating changes in atmospheric pressure

Etymologies

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weather +‎ glass

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Examples

  • The still air was being stirred now by a strangely warm wind and every look at the weatherglass confirmed that the mercury shrank inside its four-foot tube.

    Sharpe's Siege Cornwell, Bernard 1987

  • Madame Fosco was alone in the hall looking at the weatherglass.

    The Woman in White 1860

  • If a bed-ridden meteorologist is told that it rains, he may or he may not receive the fact from the force of testimony; but he will certainly be more prëdisposed to receive it, if he finds that his weatherglass is falling rather than rising.

    Probabilities : An aid to Faith Martin Farquhar Tupper 1849

  • If a bed-ridden meteorologist is told that it rains, he may or he may not receive the fact from the force of testimony; but he will certainly be more prëdisposed to receive it, if he finds that his weatherglass is falling rather than rising.

    The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper Martin Farquhar Tupper 1849

  • A novel is like a weatherglass, -- where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.

    Paul Clifford — Volume 06 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • A novel is like a weatherglass, -- where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.

    Paul Clifford — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • And out toward the old Ice House (now the Art Barn) are the rocks with the best view of the pounding surf and small clots of scarlet pimpernel tucked in, operating as the "poor man's weatherglass".

    UUpdates - All updates 2010

  • As the weatherglass of economy, stock market rise bears internal regular rules.

    unknown title 2009

  • Lord M. and I met with considerable feeling on both sides, and all our feuds were forgotten and forgiven; I conclude so at least, because one or two people, whom I know to be sharp observers of the weatherglass on occasion of such squalls, have been earnest with me to meet Lord M. at parties -- which I am well assured they would not have been (had I been

    The Journal of Sir Walter Scott From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford Walter Scott 1801

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