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hourglass

[ouuhr-glas, -glahs, ou-er-] / ˈaʊərˌglæs, -ˌglɑs, ˈaʊ ər- /
NOUN
chronometer
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Oh — and there’s a reason why it’s called the Temple of Fire: “Something huge, fiery … and hungry” lurks in the long-forgotten halls, according to Hourglass.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2024

Not only that, but one that is a mash-up of an Hermès Birkin, a Celine Luggage bag, a Dior Saddle Bag and a Balenciaga Hourglass?

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

She says that £19.5m was reported to Hourglass as stolen, defrauded or coerced from older victims in 2022 - a 50% increase on the period from 2017-2019.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

The cost of the label's curvy Hourglass handbags in size small and extra-small, for instance, has risen by 3.5-4% to 17,500 yuan and 11,550 yuan respectively.

From Reuters • Feb. 16, 2022

The Hourglass agreed to open its columns to him, though but for a short synopsis and without remuneration—so that he had to go into his own pocket for the Foreign Missions.

From Under the Skylights by Fuller, Henry Blake




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