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Horologe

noun

A measuring instrument or device for keeping time. Synonyms: timekeeper, timepiece.

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... appearance we have the following account from one who was his pupil:—'Daily as the clock struck eight on the horologe of the Luxembourg, while the ringing hammer on the bell was yet audible, the door of my room opened, and there entered a man, short, rather stout, almost what one might call sleek, freshly shaven, without vestige of whisker or moustache. He was invariably dressed in a suit ...

— Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) - Essay 10: Auguste Comte • John Morley

... rights itself when once the storm is past. How often has the Occident invaded our domains And boasted of its victories! Yet of them what remains? Seems India exceptional? Fools, judge not by a day! The horologe of centuries moves slowly in Cathay. The brilliant son of Macedon saw, crushed and pale with fear, The vanquished East from Babylon to Egypt and Cashmere; But though the conquered Orient lay helpless, as his slave, Of Alexander's influence how much survived his grave? Of Rome's ...

— Poems • John L. Stoddard

Words linked to "Horologe" : sundial, balance wheel, timepiece, hairspring, measuring instrument, ticker, watch, measuring system, balance, measuring device, hand, sandglass, clock, atomic clock, timer, time-ball, dial, escapement