linen tester

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English

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a linen tester, a small magnifier
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Etymology

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From linen +‎ tester.

Noun

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linen tester (plural linen testers)

  1. A folding magnifying glass which, when unfolded, forms a frame for the lens at a pre-focussed distance. Commonly used in stamp collecting.
  2. A small magnifying glass, as might be used to check the thread count of linens.

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