horologe

American  

[hawr-uh-lohj, -loj, hor-] / ˈhɔr əˌloʊdʒ, -ˌlɒdʒ, ˈhɒr- /

noun

1. any instrument for indicating the time, especially a sundial or an early form of clock.

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horologe British  

/ ˈhɒrəˌlɒdʒ /

noun

1. a rare word for timepiece

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Etymology

Origin of horologe

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin hōrologium horologium; replacing Middle English orloge < Middle French < Latin, as above

Example Sentences

This earliest of Frederick's victories was the first sign 'that indeed a new hour had struck on the Time Horologe, that a new Epoch had arisen.

From Critical Miscellanies, Vol. I Essay 2: Carlyle by Morley, John

Hence the Horologe or Watch of Flora is formed from numerous plants, of which the following are those most common in this country.

From The Botanic Garden. Part II. Containing the Loves of the Plants. a Poem. With Philosophical Notes. by Darwin, Erasmus

Thus, in any case, 'with a sound absolutely like thunder,' has the Horologe of Time struck, and an old Era passed away.

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas

And I must say very frankly that I think we should always be behind time if we trusted to Flora's Horologe.

From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse

Horologe, hor′o-lōj, n. any instrument for telling the hours.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various