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horologe

noun
/ˈhɔɹəˌloʊd͡ʒ/US/ˈhɒrəlɒd͡ʒ/UK

Etymology

From Middle English orloge, from Norman oriloge, from Old French orloge, from Latin hōrologium (“sundial”), from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion). Cognate with French horloge, Italian orologio, and Spanish reloj. Doublet of Horologium and horologium.

  1. derived from ὡρολόγιον
  2. derived from hōrologium
  3. derived from orloge
  4. derived from oriloge
  5. inherited from orloge

Definitions

  1. Synonym of sundial or clock, a device or mechanism used to tell the hour of the day.

    • He'll watch the horologe a double set, If drink rock not his cradle.
    • The custodian of the horologe at Ely (1291) was paid 3s. annually for looking after something, which cannot have been a trifling object, for many labourers would gladly have done a month's hard work for that sum.

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