2. An instrument indicating the time of day; a timepiece of any kind; a watch, clock, or dial. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
horologe — [ɔʀɔlɔʒ] n. m. ÉTYM. 1873, P. Larousse; grec horologion. → Horloge. ❖ ♦ Didact. (relig.). Livre de prières quotidiennes dans l Église chrétienne d Orient … Encyclopédie Universelle
horologe — [hôr′ə lōj΄, hôr′əläj΄] n. [ME < OFr < L horologium < Gr hōrologion < hōra, HOUR + legein, to say: see LOGIC] a timepiece; clock, hourglass, sundial, etc … English World dictionary
horologe — noun Etymology: Middle English orloge, from Anglo French oriloge, from Latin horologium, from Greek hōrologion, from hōra hour + legein to gather more at year, legend Date: 14th century a timekeeping device … New Collegiate Dictionary
horologe — /hawr euh lohj , loj , hor /, n. any instrument for indicating the time, esp. a sundial or an early form of clock. [1375 1425; late ME < L horologium HOROLOGIUM; r. ME orloge < MF < L, as above] * * * … Universalium
horologe — n. timepiece, clock, hourglass, device which measures or indicates the timehor·o·loge || hÉ”rÉ™ləʊdÊ’ / hÉ’rÉ™lÉ’dÊ’ … English contemporary dictionary
horologe — [ hɒrəlɒdʒ] noun archaic a timepiece. Origin ME: from OFr., via L. from Gk hōrologion, from hōra time + logos telling … English new terms dictionary
horologe — n. Time piece (of any kind) … New dictionary of synonyms
horologe — hor·o·loge … English syllables
horologe — hor•o•loge [[t]ˈhɔr əˌloʊdʒ, ˌlɒdʒ, ˈhɒr [/t]] n. hor any instrument for indicating the time, esp. a sundial or an early form of clock • Etymology: 1375–1425; ME orloge < MF < L hōrologium < Gk hōrológion=hōro , comb. form of hṓra hour+… … From formal English to slang
horologe — /ˈhɒrəlɒdʒ/ (say horuhloj) noun Obsolete any instrument for indicating the time. {Latin hōrologium, from Greek hōrologion an instrument for telling the hour; replacing Middle English orloge, from Old French} …
