Noun hand glass has 2 senses
  1. hand glass, hand mirror - a mirror intended to be held in the hand
    --1 is a kind of mirror
  2. hand glass, simple microscope, magnifying glass - light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image; "the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250"
    --2 is a kind of light microscope
    --2 has particulars: loupe, jeweler's loupe
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