linen tester

a linen tester, a small magnifier

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

linen + tester

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