stanhope

Noun

a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
A gig, buggy or light phaeton, typically with a high seat and closed back.
A simple, one-piece microscope consisting of a cylinder of glass with each end curved outwards, one being more convex than the other
An optical device, typically embedded in a bijou, utilising a modified Stanhope lens for viewing microphotographs embedded in the device; invented by René Dagron

Origin / Etymology

From Stanhope (“a surname”). Named after Captain Hon. Henry Fitzroy Stanhope, for whom it was first built.

Scrabble Score: 13

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Words With Friends Score: 14

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