HOROLOGE

timepiece, timekeeper, horologe

(noun) a measuring instrument or device for keeping time

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

horologe (plural horologes)

(obsolete) A clock or watch.

Source: Wiktionary


Hor"o*loge, n. Etym: [OE. horologe, orloge, timepiece, OF. horloge, orloge, oriloge, F. horloge, L. horologium, fr. Gr. Hour, and Logic.]

1. A servant who called out the hours. [Obs.]

2. An instrument indicating the time of day; a timepiece of any kind; a watch, clock, or dial. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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