wrist watch

or wristwatch

noun

1. a watch attached to a strap or band worn about the wrist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wrist watch¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

He wears a real pearl stud and a good signet ring; also a gold wrist watch, face broken and hands stopped at seven-fifteen.

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At the crest of the ridge, Benson stopped for an instant, glancing first at his wrist-watch and then back over his shoulder.

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She glanced at her wrist-watch which she had left upon the little lacquered writing-table.

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His glance touched the desk across the room, and now he noticed his missing wrist watch on it.

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The wrist watch, held by thousands of people to be such a boon, was of French invention.

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