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linen prover

linen prover noun: a small microscope, a magnifying glass by today's standards, used for measuring the fineness of linen by counting its threads in a given space.

Noun

linen prover (plural linen provers)

  1. (historical) A small microscope, a magnifying glass by today's standards, used for measuring the fineness of linen by counting its threads in a given space.

Forms of linen prover

plurallinen provers

Questions about linen prover

What does linen prover mean?
Linen prover means a small microscope, a magnifying glass by today's standards, used for measuring the fineness of linen by counting its threads in a given space.
What part of speech is linen prover?
Linen prover is a noun.
What is the plural of linen prover?
The plural of linen prover is linen provers.

Words near linen prover in the dictionary

  1. linen draper
  2. linen drapers
  3. linen hall
  4. linen halls
  5. linen paper
  6. linen prover
  7. linen provers
  8. linen tester
  9. linen testers
  10. linen-draper
  11. linen-drapers

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