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linen tester

noun

Etymology

From linen + tester.

  1. derived from testura
  2. derived from testre
  3. inherited from tester
  4. compounded as linen tester — “linen + tester”

Definitions

  1. A folding magnifying glass which, when unfolded, forms a frame for the lens at a…

    A folding magnifying glass which, when unfolded, forms a frame for the lens at a pre-focussed distance. Commonly used in stamp collecting.

  2. A small magnifying glass, as might be used to check the thread count of linens.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA