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But there are two aspects that raise Hourglass above mere Ulysses imitation.

One of these collaborations includes a lilac hourglass-shaped Tadashi gown in which Spencer collected her very first Golden Globe.

There were bold minidresses with molded bodices that exaggerated an hourglass figure.

Sometimes his leather jackets were sporty and rakish, at others they were sculpted into prim, hourglass shapes.

The catillus (E) itself was shaped something like an hourglass, or two funnels joined at the neck.

At the sound the bearded old man raises his sceptre, opens his mouth, and turns an hourglass.

The sands did not then run so swiftly through the hourglass; if the voyage to England was long, why, so was life!

One and all worshiped somewhat languidly, with frequent glances at the hourglass upon the pulpit.

Sometimes it will be nearly globular, again long and thin, or it may be constricted like an hourglass.

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On this page you'll find 42 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hourglass, such as: clock, metronome, timepiece, and timer.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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