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Noun: bell jar  bel jaa(r)
  1. A bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases
    "The rare butterfly specimen was preserved under a bell jar";
    - bell glass

Derived forms: bell jars

Type of: protection, protective cover, protective covering

Encyclopedia: Bell jar