BURN'ING-GLASS, noun [burn and glass.] A convex glass which, when exposed to the direct rays of the sun, collects them into a small space, called a focus, producing an intense heat. The name is given also to a concave mirror which condenses the sun's rays.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.