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Pope’s glass

Pope’s glass
 n.— «Troops have welded old bulletproof windshields to the tops of Humvees to give gunners extra protection. They have dubbed it “Pope’s glass”—a reference to the barriers that protect the pontiff.» —“Serious use for Silly String” by Rebecca Santana in Stratford, New Jersey Associated Press Dec. 6, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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