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SANDGLASS
sandglass
(noun) timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sandglass (plural sandglasses)
An instrument for measuring the passage of time by the passage of sand through a narrow opening.
Hyponyms
• hourglass
Source: Wiktionary
Sand"glass`, n.
Definition: An instrument for measuring time by the running of sand. See Hourglass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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