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show globe

show globe noun: a glass vessel containing coloured liquid, formerly (from the 17th century) displayed outside pharmacies.

Noun

show globe (plural show globes)

  1. A glass vessel containing coloured liquid, formerly (from the 17th century) displayed outside pharmacies.

Forms of show globe

pluralshow globes

Questions about show globe

What does show globe mean?
Show globe means a glass vessel containing coloured liquid, formerly (from the 17th century) displayed outside pharmacies.
What part of speech is show globe?
Show globe is a noun.
What is the plural of show globe?
The plural of show globe is show globes.

Words near show globe in the dictionary

  1. show flat
  2. show flats
  3. show forth
  4. show glass
  5. show glasses
  6. show globe
  7. show globes
  8. show half ball
  9. show home
  10. show homes
  11. show in

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