"burning-glass" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbəːnɪŋɡlɑːs/ [UK] Forms: burning-glasses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} burning-glass (plural burning-glasses)
  1. (dated) A magnifying lens, as used to focus sunlight on to an object. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-burning-glass-en-noun-ZsukDVT- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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