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Nuremberg egg

American  

noun

Horology.
  1. an egg-shaped watch of the 16th century: one of the earliest watches.


Etymology

Origin of Nuremberg egg

First recorded in 1955–60


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Beside the rouge pot is a Nuremberg egg watch, quietly ticking in its crystal case.

From English Costume by Dion Clayton Calthrop

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