linen tester
linen tester · linen testers
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.
Meaning
2 sensesA folding magnifying glass which, when unfolded, forms a frame for the lens at a pre-focussed distance. Commonly used in stamp collecting.
A small magnifying glass, as might be used to check the thread count of linens.
Origin
From linen + tester.From linen + tester.
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Forms
plural: linen testers| Singular | linen tester |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.