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Definition of Horologe
1. Noun. A measuring instrument or device for keeping time.
Specialized synonyms: Atomic Clock, Clock, Sandglass, Sundial, Timer, Ticker, Watch
Terms within: Balance, Balance Wheel, Dial, Escapement, Hairspring, Hand, Time-ball
Generic synonyms: Measuring Device, Measuring Instrument, Measuring System
Definition of Horologe
1. n. A servant who called out the hours.
Definition of Horologe
1. Noun. (obsolete) : A clock or watch. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Horologe
1. a timepiece [n -S] - See also: timepiece
Lexicographical Neighbors of Horologe
Literary usage of Horologe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1899)
"FLORAL horologe FOR KANSAS. BT BB SMYTH, TOPEKA. Bead before the Academy October
27, 1898. This "clock "represents the time of day of the opening and ..."
2. Earth Features and Their Meaning: An Introduction to Geology for the Student by William Herbert Hobbs (1912)
"The horologe of late glacial time in Scandinavia. —- A glacial timepiece of
somewhat different construction and of greater refinement has been made use of ..."
3. The Poetical Album: And Register of Modern Fugitive Poetry by Alaric Alexander Watts (1829)
"ONCE, by the dusk light of an ancient hall, I saw a horologe. Its minutes fell
Upon the roused ear, with a drowsy knell, That he who passed attended to the ..."
4. The Poetical Album: And Register of Modern Fugitive Poetry by Alaric Alexander Watts (1829)
"ONCE, by the dusk light of an ancient hall, I saw a horologe. Its minutes fell
Upon the roused ear, with a drowsy knell, That he who passed attended to the ..."
5. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Chambers (1847)
"Flora't horologe. In every copse and sheltered dell, Unveiled to the observant
eye, Are faithful monitors who tell How pass the hours and seasons by. ..."
6. Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest: Being an Attempt to Illustrate by John Ayrton Paris (1842)
"CHAPTER I. Tom Seymour'* orri»a( from school. — Description of Overton Lodge.
— The horologe of Flora. — A geological temple.— A sketch of the person and ..."
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