pendule
Britishnoun
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Just at this moment, the pendule in the adjoining room struck six.
From In the Days of My Youth by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards
And then, taking a knife from his pocket, he cut the pendule off, leaving a bit of torn cloth on the side of his jacket.
From John Bull on the Guadalquivir by Anthony Trollope
In the center, place a large table, always covered with freshly-gathered flowers, and upon the mantel-shelf a simple pendule, two alabaster vases, and double-branched girandoles.
From Josephine Makers of History by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
The God of Song was sitting on a beautiful pendule, with the name of Sismonde conspicuous on its dial above, and the name of the Countess Joblonsky engraved on its marble pedestal below.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 by Various
Nearly an hour passed, and then Mrs. Halford was reminded that she would soon be wanted at home for the dinner-hour, by the pendule on the mantelpiece chiming one o'clock.
From Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles by H. B. Paull
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