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Definition of Clepsydras
1. clepsydra [n] - See also: clepsydra
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clepsydras
Literary usage of Clepsydras
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Toledo: The Story of an Old Spanish Capital by Hannah Lynch (1898)
"We are told that the movements of these clepsydras were thus regulated, that as
soon as the moon became visible by means of invisible conducts, ..."
2. The Metropolitan (1838)
"... kind of clepsydras, which are very much commended; but 1 am promised another
invention of ... 1 hope I shall get one of Dr. Lake's water clepsydras. ..."
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