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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Bell jar

/bĕl jär/ · Bell· jar · IPA
01 A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lifting i…
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    A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lifting it. It is used for a great variety of purposes; as, with the air pump, and for holding gases, also for keeping the dust from articles exposed to view.(Phys.)