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KALEIDOSCOPES
Noun
kaleidoscopes
plural of kaleidoscope
Source: Wiktionary
KALEIDOSCOPE
Ka*lei"do*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.]
Definition: An instrument invented by Sir David Brewster, which contains loose fragments of colored glass, etc., and reflecting surfaces so arranged that changes of position exhibit its contents in an endless variety of beautiful colors and symmetrical forms. It has been much employed in arts of design. Shifting like the fragments of colored glass in the kaleidoscope. G. W. Cable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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