Weatherglass

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Weatherglass \Weath"er*glass`\, n.
     An instrument to indicate the state of the atmosphere,
     especially changes of atmospheric pressure, and hence changes
     of weather, as a barometer or baroscope.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {Poor man's weatherglass}. (Bot.) See under {Poor}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  weatherglass
       n : a simple barometer for indicating changes in atmospheric
           pressure