Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CLEP-SAM'MIA
CLEP-SAM'MIA, n. [Gr. κλεπτω, to hide, to steal, and αμμος, sand.]
An instrument for measuring time by sand, like an hour glass. – Brown.
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CLEP-SAM'MIA, n. [Gr. κλεπτω, to hide, to steal, and αμμος, sand.]
An instrument for measuring time by sand, like an hour glass. – Brown.
Return to page 126 of the letter “C”.