hand glasses

Noun

hand glass (plural hand glasses)

1. A small glassyd frame for the protection of plants.
   • s it grows naturally in woods and shady places, it will thrive best in a mixture of bog-earth and loam placed in a north border; if planted in the open border, it will require to be covered with a hand-glass during winter, and in the spring, when in bloom1787, William Curtis, editor, The Botanical Magazine, Volume 1, part 4
2. A small mirror with a handle.
   • "Oh, thank you. I love to fix people's hair," exulted Pollyanna, carefully laying down the hand-glass and reaching for a comb. "I sha'n't do much to-day, of course—I'm in such a hurry for you to see how pretty you are; but some day I'm going to take it all down and have a perfectly lovely time with...1913, Eleanor H. Porter, chapter 8, in Pollyanna, L.C. Page, →OCLC