: an instrument for measuring time consisting of a glass vessel having two compartments from the upper of which a quantity of usually sand runs in an hour into the lower one
The excess material creates depth around your waist, forming an hourglass illusion that emphasizes your curves.—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024 Representing the sands of time, the singer’s dress was made of sand, using her body as an hourglass.—Lauryn Jiles, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
Adjective
And yet, her body, designed by a man, had a waist equivalent to 18 inches on a real woman; an impossibly thin figure made even more so by her zaftig 39-inch bust and 33-inch hourglass hip measurement.—Kate Branch, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2018 Her bright blouse and pants clung to her thick, hourglass figure.—Aya De Leon, The Root, 22 Apr. 2018 See all Example Sentences for hourglass
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