horologe
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a measuring instrument or device for keeping timeSynonyms: timepiecetimekeeper
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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]