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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a measuring instrument or device for keeping time;
[syn: timepiece, timekeeper, horologe]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Horologe \Hor"o*loge\, n. [OE. horologe, orloge, timepiece, OF. horloge, orloge, oriloge, F. horloge, L. horologium, fr. Gr. ?; ? hour + ? to say, tell. See Hour, and Logic.] 1. A servant who called out the hours. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. An instrument indicating the time of day; a timepiece of any kind; a watch, clock, or dial. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

horologe n 1: a measuring instrument or device for keeping time [syn: timepiece, timekeeper, horologe]